A police source told N12 that the assessment that 23-year-old Eldar Dayan is on the run is strengthening, though all options remain on the table. The investigation had previously considered a kidnapping or a hit-and-run incident.
At 12:50 today, The Zioneer reported that police were examining two parallel tracks in the disappearance of 23-year-old Eldar Dayan — a kidnapping suspicion and a criminal incident involving a hit-and-run, with two friends arrested for obstruction. Minutes later, a police source told N12 correspondent Adar Gitzis that the assessment that Dayan is on the run is strengthening, though no hypothesis has been ruled out. The investigation remains active.
The thread of reporting shows the case evolving rapidly. At 12:50, police confirmed they had arrested two Dimona residents in their 20s on suspicion of obstruction and conspiracy. Within the same hour, N12 reported that police now suspect Dayan may have fled after a hit-and-run accident, and that the kidnapping hypothesis is still being pursued. The source quality has been consistent: N12's police correspondent, citing a police source directly.
As The Zioneer reported in its earlier bulletin at 12:59, the investigation has shifted from treating Dayan as a missing person to focusing on a possible criminal event. The case follows a pattern seen in other recent incidents covered by The Zioneer, where initial suspicions of kidnapping gave way to evidence of flight or criminal involvement.
What remains open is the precise location of Dayan, the circumstances of the alleged hit-and-run, and whether the arrested friends' testimony will lead to new evidence. Police have not named Dayan as a suspect, but the investigation is centered on locating him.
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