Sister of missing girl honored as family slams police over stalled investigation

Yeros Kasau, 19, accepted the National Service Excellence Award for her volunteer work, a significant achievement that occurred against the backdrop of her family's ongoing anguish over her younger sister Haymanut's disappearance. Haymanut vanished nearly two-and-a-half years ago in Safed, and the family has endured a "nerve-wracking wait for any information."

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We will not stop the operations until we find Haymanut.

President Isaac Herzog met privately with Yeros and her family, offering support during the difficult time. Meanwhile, a Knesset committee is intensifying efforts to find Haymanut. The Aliyah, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs Committee has launched an advertising campaign with billboards across Israel, particularly in the northern Safed area, and plans a digital campaign. The Jewish Agency has offered a 150,000 shekel reward, and the Kasau family has added 850,000 shekels for information leading to Haymanut's location.

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The billboard campaign will begin today and will focus mainly on the north of the country in the Safed area... We will also see billboards in other major cities across the country. A digital campaign will be implemented.

Haymanut's father, Tesfai Kasau, expressed gratitude for the publicity campaign but stressed the need for a coordinated effort involving government bodies and security agencies, including the Shin Bet. "We want to return to the normality of our lives. We've run out of words; we just want to see our girl back home," he stated. The Israeli Police are reportedly exploring potential links to Ethiopia, though the family voices dissatisfaction with the investigation's progress.

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It's been two and a half years since my daughter disappeared, but I am very grateful to all the partners who are leading the publicity campaign. There needs to be a combination of all the relevant government bodies and security agencies, including the Shin Bet, in order to succeed and find my daughter. We want to return to the normality of our lives. We've run out of words; we just want to see our girl back home.