Opposition Leader Lapid Urges Shin Bet Chief to Meet Parents of Missing Girl
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- Lapid urged Shin Bet chief Zini to meet parents of missing girl Haimanot Kassao.
- Haimanot Kassao disappeared in February 2024 from a Safed reception center.
- Her parents feel time is running out and need intelligence support.
- Lapid called the meeting a moral and national imperative.
- The appeal aims to provide the family with updates and a voice.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has sent an urgent letter to Shin Bet chief David Zini, requesting that he meet with the parents of Haimanot Kassao, a girl who disappeared from a reception center in Safed in February 2024. Lapid's appeal follows a meeting he held with Haimanot's parents, Banchi and Tsephia, who have been living in uncertainty for over two and a half years. In a social media post, Lapid stated that while the Shin Bet assists the police, the family's voice must be heard. He conveyed that Haimanot's parents feel their time is running out and that the Shin Bet's intelligence and technological capabilities are needed to break the deadlock. Lapid emphasized in his letter that the meeting is not merely procedural but a moral and national imperative, offering the parents a chance to directly convey their anguish and receive an update on the search efforts. The public appeal has reignited the controversy surrounding the disappearance and intensified calls within the political and public spheres to utilize all national intelligence and technological resources to solve the painful mystery.
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