A security source said the missing child, found alive, was likely kidnapped and returned due to extensive searches. The source added that if that is the case, the state should tremble.
The latest development: At 16:39 Jerusalem, a security source told The Zioneer that missing 4-year-old Yuval Kogan was likely kidnapped and returned due to extensive searches. The source has now followed up with a message: if the kidnapping theory is true, the state should 'tremble.' The child was found alive earlier Friday after a massive search.
The thread began at 16:04 Jerusalem, when reports confirmed that Yuval Kogan, missing from an Ashkelon beach, had been found alive near Nitzanim, about 11 km away. A volunteer who took a wrong turn discovered him, The Zioneer reported. Police Commissioner Danny Levi confirmed the child was safe and sound. The mother spoke to her son for the first time. Shortly after the initial reports, the security source posted 'Am Yisrael Chai' and then, at 16:39, assessed the likelihood of kidnapping. The current message escalates the warning.
The kidnapping claim comes from a single source, not officially confirmed. Police have not publicly endorsed the theory. The circumstances of the child's disappearance and return remain under investigation. As The Zioneer reported, the search ended with a volunteer's chance discovery.
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