The Shin Bet security agency has begun to assist the Israel Police with its resources to locate 4-year-old Yuval, who has been missing since Thursday, according to reports.
The Shin Bet security agency has officially joined the search for 4-year-old Yuval Kogan, deploying its resources to assist the Israel Police, according to reports on Friday morning. The development comes as the search for the missing boy, who disappeared Thursday afternoon near Hof Hapot beach in Ashkelon, enters its second day with growing concern.
The search operation began Thursday afternoon, with police, rescue units, naval police, air support, and volunteers conducting a large-scale search by sea, air, and land. By Thursday evening, the mother Dina Kogan told Israeli media she feared her son was kidnapped on nationalist grounds, after security cameras captured his last known sighting. The father later issued his first public statement, stating his son disappeared in the northern dunes of Ashkelon. President Isaac Herzog spoke with the mother Thursday and was in contact with the police commissioner and Shin Bet chief, as The Zioneer reported.
The Shin Bet's involvement was coordinated at the highest levels, with President Herzog confirming contact with the agency's chief. The specific means being deployed by the Shin Bet remain unclear.
The child's whereabouts remain unknown, and the search continues. The family has called for public assistance.
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