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Israel Police launch search for missing 4-year-old child Younes Abu Ghanem in Ashkelon

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • Israel Police are searching for a four-year-old boy, Younes Abu Ghanem, who went missing at Delilah Beach in Ashkelon.
  • The child was last seen about an hour before the public appeal for information was issued.
  • Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the police, noting this is the second child to go missing in the Ashkelon area within a month.

Israel Police have launched an urgent search for Younes Abu Ghanem, a four-year-old boy who disappeared at Delilah Beach in Ashkelon on Saturday.

Abu Ghanem was last seen in the beach area approximately one hour before police issued a public appeal for assistance. Contact with the child has been lost since then. Police officers and volunteers have been conducting extensive searches in the vicinity in an effort to locate him.

Authorities described Abu Ghanem as having a thin build and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a blue tank top and gray pants. The public is urged to contact the Israel Police 100 emergency hotline or the Ashkelon Police Station at 08-6771440 if they have any information regarding his whereabouts.

This incident marks the second time in less than a month that a young child has gone missing in the Ashkelon area. Previously, four-year-old Yuval Kogan was found alive and in stable condition after an overnight search lasting over 24 hours. The search for Kogan involved hundreds of police officers and civilian volunteers, culminating in widespread celebrations upon his discovery on Nitzanim Beach.

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