Missing Persons

The father of 4-year-old Yuval Kogan reported this afternoon that his son disappeared in the dunes by the beach in Ashkelon while the two were out walking. Police, with the help of volunteers, are searching on land and at sea. The Shin Bet has been asked to assist.

A teenager's disappearance became a cold case for decades until new investigative techniques led authorities to an astonishing discovery.

Kidnapped in 1947, his trail leads to suppressed evidence and a man who carried the secret to his grave. The question remains open, and the pain has never faded.

He stepped out of his base and never returned. Was he a runaway, or was he taken across the border? Years of rumors, sightings, and failed searches have left one family suspended between hope and heartbreak.

Even in difficult and seemingly hopeless situations, the canine unit’s volunteers never give up. In a moving conversation, unit commander Mike Ben Yaakov shares stories of missing persons, lost hikers, and elderly people who were rescued after losing their way. ‘We believe in miracles, and thank G-d, we are privileged to witness them.’