The IDF located a missing 8-year-old girl Monday evening in Nabi Ilyas, Samaria, within 20 minutes of car thieves unknowingly driving off with the child, according to reports. The thieves had let the girl out of the vehicle. The IDF set up checkpoints and found the child safe.
The IDF located an 8-year-old girl safe Monday evening in Nabi Ilyas, Samaria, within 20 minutes of car thieves unknowingly driving off with the child, according to reports. The thieves let the girl out of the vehicle, and the IDF set up checkpoints, finding the child unharmed. The swift resolution came after an earlier manhunt triggered by the incident.
The story first emerged at 19:28 Jerusalem, when multiple Israeli media outlets reported that a vehicle was stolen near Nabi Elias with the girl inside. The suspect fled toward Azzun after ejecting the girl. The IDF raised alert levels out of fear of an abduction. By 19:28, the girl had already been found safe and reunited with her mother, an Arab-Israeli resident. The Zioneer reported the manhunt at 19:53 Jerusalem, confirming the girl was safe and the suspect at large.
The suspect remains at large, and the IDF continues to search the area. The motive for the car theft remains under investigation, but initial assessments suggest the thieves were unaware of the child's presence in the vehicle.
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