Family’s desperate plea as week passes with no trace of two Israelis missing in Vienna

A week after contact was lost with siblings Mali and Lial Yahalom in Vienna, their family has made an urgent appeal to both the public and Israeli security authorities to intensify search efforts and investigate all possible scenarios, including human trafficking. The siblings, whose disappearance has gripped Israel, vanished without trace while in the Austrian capital, prompting growing concerns about their fate. In an emotional statement, the family urged searchers: “Do not stop looking.” The appeal reflects mounting anxiety as each passing day increases uncertainty about what may have happened to the pair. Israeli security agencies are understood to be working with Austrian counterparts to piece together the circumstances surrounding their disappearance, though details remain limited. The family’s call to examine every possibility, including the grim prospect of trafficking, underscores the seriousness with which authorities are treating the case. International search operations for missing Israelis abroad typically involve coordination between Israel’s security services and local law enforcement, though the Vienna situation presents particular challenges given the cross-border implications and limited initial information about the siblings’ movements before they vanished.

Source: Maariv — Original article in Hebrew.