Development in the Disappearance of Eldar Dayan: Suspected Involvement in Hit-and-Run, Then Fled

Police suspect that Eldar Dayan, a 23-year-old from Dimona who was declared missing, was involved in a hit-and-run accident and fled. The arrest of his friend Maxim Barbarman, suspected of driving and obstructing the investigation, was extended by six days. The arrest of Omri Peretz was also extended on suspicion of providing false information. Police found clothes by the roadside in Petah Tikva but found no connection to the disappearance.

Police suspect that Eldar Dayan, a 23-year-old from Dimona who was declared missing, was involved in a hit-and-run accident and is hiding. The arrest of his friend Maxim Barbarman, suspected of driving the vehicle and obstructing the investigation, was extended by six days. The arrest of Omri Peretz, suspected of providing false information, was also extended. Police found clothes by the roadside in Petah Tikva but found no connection to the disappearance. Dayan was last seen on July 17 in Yarkon Park. On July 18, a report was received of an abandoned vehicle in Petah Tikva with blood stains. The vehicle belongs to Barbarman's mother. Dayan wrote to his partner: "Hear from mom, chaos. Leaving back to the city soon." He has not made contact since. Police continue to define him as missing.