Four-year-old Yuval Kogan was reunited with his mother on Friday afternoon after being missing for a full day, according to a ynet report.
Four-year-old Yuval Kogan was reunited with his mother in a face-to-face meeting at around 16:44 Jerusalem time, ending a full day of searching. According to N12, his mother told him, 'Your mother loves you.' The reunion came hours after Yuval was found safe under a tree near Nitzanim beach, about 11 km from where he disappeared.
The Zioneer had been tracking the story throughout the day. At 14:12, we reported that the father of the missing child told National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir that 'there is something fishy here,' and that Ben Gvir planned to meet with the Shin Bet director. By 16:46, we confirmed from N12 footage that Yuval had met his mother in person. Earlier reports detailed the large-scale search, the moment of discovery by volunteers, and the video call facilitated by the police commissioner.
Yuval had been the subject of a large-scale search operation in Ashkelon since Friday morning, involving hundreds of police officers, volunteers, and air and sea assets, as The Zioneer reported. The father's statement to Ben Gvir suggested concerns beyond a routine missing child case, leading to the involvement of the Shin Bet.
The circumstances of how Yuval traveled 11 km from his disappearance site remain under investigation. Police have not yet released details on what happened during the hours he was missing.
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