School Year Opens With Moving Tribute to Missing Girl
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Students and staff at a school in Migdal HaEmek held a ceremony releasing red balloons and praying for the safe return of Haimnot Kassao, a 9-year-old girl missing since February. The event highlighted community support for her family.
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- School opens with tribute to missing girl Haimnot Kassao.
- Hundreds released balloons and prayed for her safe return.
- The event emphasized mutual responsibility and community support.
- The mayor pledged the city's embrace of the Kassao family.
- Haimnot has been missing since February from Safed.
- Shin Bet confirmed involvement in the investigation.
Hundreds of students, teachers, and staff at the "Campus Sion" school in Migdal HaEmek opened the academic year on Tuesday with a heartfelt tribute to Haimnot Kassao, a 9-year-old girl who has been missing since February 25, 2024. Participants gathered in the schoolyard to release red balloons, symbolizing hope for her safe return.
The event, held at the request of Kassao's family, included a joint prayer for her well-being. School officials stated that the ceremony aimed to emphasize mutual responsibility and family support at the start of the new school year.
Migdal HaEmek Mayor Yaki Ben Chaim attended the ceremony and expressed his emotion at seeing the students unite for such an important cause. "The entire city of Migdal HaEmek embraces the Kassao family and supports them unceasingly," he said. "We pray together with pure faith for Haimnot's swift and safe return home, and we will not stop being a supportive, loving community for her."
Haimnot Kassao disappeared from a reception center in Safed. Efforts to locate her are ongoing, and her family continues to raise awareness of her disappearance, urging the public to provide any information that could lead to her discovery. The Shin Bet security agency has confirmed its involvement in the investigation into her disappearance.
