What Happened to Mali and Liel Yahalomi? Everything Known so Far
Israeli and Austrian authorities are examining kidnapping, criminal and voluntary-disappearance theories as the search widens internationally, officials said.
- Nearly a week has passed since Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi disappeared in Vienna, with authorities expanding the search internationally after intelligence suggested the pair may have left Austria.
- Liel organized the European vacation as a surprise for 50-year-old Mali, and the pair left their rented apartment in Vienna's fifth district on Saturday with all their belongings.
- Investigators are tracking phone signals last recorded near a major Vienna railway station, while Israel's National Unit for Fraud Investigations, Lahav 433, joined the case to probe various scenarios including potential financial involvement.
- The Yahalomi family criticized recent Israel Police briefings, arguing officials presented premature conclusions without sharing all information, while investigators continue examining potential criminal or nationalist motives.
- Israeli security forces and Austrian authorities continue their cooperation, yet no definitive leads have emerged to explain the disappearance, prompting officials to keep all investigative scenarios open.
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There is still no trace of Mali and Liel Yahalomi from Israel. Mother and daughter were last seen in Vienna a week ago, had visited the Federal Capital as part of a holiday trip. The search for the missing women is now continuing throughout Europe. Because now the case lies with Europol. In the meantime, investigators apparently no longer assume that mother and daughter are still in Vienna. According to Israeli media reports, Mossad is now also …
Missing Israelis may have left Austria
50-year-old Mally and her daughter Liel embarked on a European vacation that was meant to be a complete surprise for the mother, who had celebrated her birthday just days earlier. By Bianca Jones, JFeed Nearly a week has passed since Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi were last heard from in Vienna, Austria’s capital. Despite extensive efforts by law enforcement in both Israel and Austria, investigators have found no clear leads …
The authorities seek, inter alia, to determine whether the disappearance of the mother and her daughter had been planned voluntarily or whether they had been victims of a criminal or terrorist act.
What happened to Mali and Liel Yahalomi? Everything known so far
Nearly a week after the Israeli mother and daughter vanished in Vienna, investigators have found no clear evidence of an abduction; their last phone signal, departure from their apartment on Shabbat, possible cash holdings and missing location data remain central to the mystery
Ronen Yahalomi is in Vienna and praises the authorities, his sister and niece continue to lack any trace
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