Family of Haymanot Kasau after Melli and Liel found: 'Demand to transfer the case to the Shin Bet'

The family of Haymanot Kasau, missing since 2024, responded to the discovery of Melli and Liel Yahalomi in Argentina. The parents, Benchi and Tesfaya, said that their discovery highlights the police's helplessness in investigating their daughter's abduction, and demanded that the case be transferred to the Shin Bet. They noted that Haymanot has been away from them for 902 days, and that Lahav 433 investigated 'half the world' for Melli and Liel, but they are not met with or updated properly.

The family of Haymanot Kasau, a 9-year-old girl who was abducted and has been missing since 2024, issued a statement this evening (Saturday) in response to the discovery of Melli and Liel Yahalomi in Argentina. The parents, Benchi and Tesfaya Kasau, said that the discovery of the two highlights the police's helplessness in investigating their daughter's abduction, and demanded that the case be transferred to the Shin Bet. They noted that Haymanot has been away from them for 902 days, and that the Israel Police, under the direction of Commissioner Chief Superintendent Danny Levy, activated all its capabilities for Melli and Liel, but did not do so for Haymanot. They further added that Lahav 433 investigated 'half the world' to find the two, but the family is 'not even met with or updated properly.' They reiterated their request to transfer the investigation of Haymanot's abduction to the Shin Bet, claiming that the Commissioner and the head of Lahav 433, Superintendent Mani Binyamin, have failed to find a lead in the investigation. In conclusion, the parents turned to the people of Israel, thanking citizens for their support and expressing anger over the discrimination in the handling of the investigation.