Parents of missing girl demand equal search resources after mother, daughter found in a week

The family of Haymanot Kasau, missing for over 900 days, is intensifying their plea for a more robust investigation into her disappearance. Their renewed push comes after the swift recovery of Mali and Liel Yahalomi, who were found in Argentina just a week after going missing in Vienna, following a significant search operation by Israeli Police.

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With the mother and daughter having been found and Israel Police succeeding in solving the investigation, its helplessness in investigating Haymanot's abduction stands out even more, and therefore the family is demanding that the investigation be transferred to the Shin Bet.

Haymanot's parents, Benchi and Tesfaye Kasau, are demanding that the same level of resources and capabilities employed in the Yahalomi case be applied to their daughter's. They are also calling for the investigation to be transferred to the Shin Bet, citing the police's perceived helplessness in addressing Haymanot's abduction.

"With the mother and daughter having been found and Israel Police succeeding in solving the investigation, its helplessness in investigating Haymanot's abduction stands out even more," a statement from the campaign headquarters seeking Haymanot's return read. The parents echoed this sentiment, expressing joy for the Yahalomi family's safe return but lamenting that it was "not our happy ending."

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After Shabbat ended, we received the happy news that Mali and Liel Yahalomi had been found safe and well. Once again, a happy ending, except it is not our happy ending. Our Haymanot has not been with us for 902 days. 902 days have passed since our little daughter was abducted.

"Our Haymanot has not been with us for 902 days. 902 days have passed since our little daughter was abducted," they stated. The parents highlighted that Haymanot was only 9 years old and did not choose to disappear. They questioned the extent of the Israel Police's efforts, particularly from Lahav 433, which they claim has investigated internationally for the Yahalomis but has not adequately met with or updated them on Haymanot's case.

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Haymanot was 9 years old; she did not choose to disappear, she did not choose not to come home, and despite this, not everything possible has been done to find her. Israel Police, under the direction of Inspector-General Danny Levy, used all of its capabilities to find Mali and Liel, but what have they done for our Haymanot? Lahav 433 has investigated half the world to find them, and they still don't meet with us or update us properly.

The Kasau family is appealing to the public for continued support, thanking Israelis for their solidarity and asking them to help make their voices heard. They feel their pleas are not being adequately addressed by the authorities, urging the police commissioner and Lahav 433 head to transfer the case to the Shin Bet, as their daughter remains missing.

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We are once again asking Israel Police to transfer the investigation into Haymanot's abduction to the Shin Bet, and that Police Commissioner Inspector-General Danny Levy and Lahav 433 head Commissioner Meni Binyamin, who have failed to find any lead in the investigation, transfer the case to the Shin Bet because our girl is still not here.