The mother and daughter spent a month planning their disappearance, including deleting location data and covering their tracks, according to new details reported Saturday. The pair were located alive in South America last week after an international search.
New details emerged Saturday evening revealing that Mali and Liel Yahalomi planned their disappearance over the course of a month, systematically obscuring their digital footprint and deleting location data from their devices, according to journalist Mili Amram. The report adds granularity to a case that has evolved rapidly since the mother and daughter vanished in Vienna earlier this month.
The pair were located alive in Argentina on Friday evening, Aug 14, after an international search. The Israel Police confirmed that evening that the two had left Europe voluntarily and were not suspected of any crime, and that they had been released after questioning. Earlier in the investigation, The Zioneer reported on Aug 12 that security camera footage showed the pair leaving their Vienna apartment alone, and that they had withdrawn approximately €14,000 in cash and intentionally deleted tracking data — evidence that shifted the probe from an abduction investigation to a theory of planned departure. The new report indicates the planning began a full month before they left Israel.
As The Zioneer reported on Aug 12, the investigation involved coordination between the Israel Police, Shin Bet, Mossad, and European law enforcement. The case initially drew intense public concern as a potential abduction before evidence of voluntary departure emerged.
No specific motive for the departure has been disclosed. The family has not commented publicly on the new details, and the pair's current location and status remain private.
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