Search operations for 4-year-old Yuval Kogan, missing since Thursday afternoon, resumed Friday morning, with reports citing 'real concern for his life.' The search is ongoing, and no updates on his whereabouts have been reported.
The search for 4-year-old Yuval Kogan, missing since Thursday afternoon near Hof Hapot beach in Ashkelon, resumed Friday morning with Israeli media reporting 'real concern for his life' and using the phrase 'as if the earth swallowed him.' The boy's mother, Dr. Dina Kogan, and his father have both issued public appeals for volunteers to join the search, which is being conducted by police, naval police, divers, air support, and volunteers across sea, air, and land.
As The Zioneer reported on Thursday at 14:03 Jerusalem, the boy was last seen with his father on a dune. Throughout the afternoon, the mother told N12 she feared her son was kidnapped for nationalist motives, and security footage of the child was recovered. The father urged search teams to think outside the box and expand the search area. A new footage released by i24NEWS showed the boy walking with his family moments before his disappearance. The family called for volunteers to search the Giv'ot Hofit area, asking them to come with closed shoes.
The Zioneer has been tracking the story since Thursday, when the search began. The mother, a pediatrician, appealed to the public through the Ashkelon municipality. The search operation, which continued through the night with reinforcements at first light, remains ongoing, with no further updates on the boy's whereabouts.
What remains unverified: the cause of the disappearance is still unclear, and the mother's fear of a nationalist kidnapping has not been corroborated by official sources. The search continues, and no new information has been released about the boy's location.
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