Jerusalem Bank shares plunge on rumors of employee missing in Vienna

Shares of Jerusalem Bank fell sharply on Thursday, August 13, due to rumors about employee Mali Yaalomi and her daughter Liel missing in Vienna. The drop reached 12.3%, but later the shares recovered most of the losses. The bank stated it found no suspicious transactions. The disappearance is being investigated by the police, and a court has banned publication of details until September 13.

On Thursday, August 13, 2026, shares of the Israeli bank Jerusalem Bank fell sharply amid rumors related to the disappearance in Vienna of bank employee Mali Yaalomi and her daughter Liel. During trading, the drop reached 12.3%, but later the shares recovered most of the losses and ended down about 2%. The bank was forced to publicly state that it had conducted a review of its funds and assets and found nothing suspicious. The bank's CEO, Yair Kaplan, sent a letter to employees emphasizing that, apart from the fact that the employee worked at the bank, no connection between the event and the bank has been found. The disappearance of Mali and Liel is being investigated by the Israel Police unit Lahav 433 together with Austrian authorities. At the police's request, a court banned publication of case details for a month, until September 13, 2026. The family of the missing issued a statement rejecting the version of voluntary disappearance and asked the investigation to also consider the possibility of a nationalist-motivated terrorist attack.