Police issue gag order on details surrounding disappearance of Mali, Liel Yahalomi in Vienna
Israeli and Austrian police are searching for the pair, while the court order blocks publication of investigative details and possible suspect information.
- On Thursday, an Israeli court imposed a gag order on the investigation into the disappearance of Mali and Liel Yahalomi, mother and daughter missing in Vienna since Friday, August 7.
- The Yahalomis arrived in Vienna from Prague by train and stayed at an apartment hotel through the weekend; their phones were last tracked near a Vienna train station before they missed their scheduled Tuesday return flight from Prague.
- Israel Police examined and ruled out embezzlement allegations against the mother, a bank employee, while family member Rudnik described them as a "normal, close-knit family" maintaining daily WhatsApp contact until their disappearance.
- The Israeli Embassy in Vienna issued an appeal Wednesday for assistance locating the pair, while Rabbi Jacob Biderman, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary, told JNS the local Jewish community "shares the great concern" while helping search.
- A judge approved a request by YALK, part of the Lahav 433 crime-fighting unit, to prohibit publication of investigation details, preventing disclosure of information that could identify suspects.
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Mali Yahalomi, 50 years old, and daughter Liel, 23, disappeared during a trip to the Austrian capital. The last sign of life is a video shot in the rented apartment
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