Israeli Mother and Daughter Flee Austria for South America as Israeli Security Arrives in Vienna

According to an Austrian report published on August 14, 2026, Mally Yehilomi, 50, and her 23-year-old daughter Liel, who were declared missing in Vienna about a week earlier, have gone underground and left Austria. The Kronen Zeitung reported that the two arrived in Vienna by train and stayed in an Airbnb apartment before losing contact last Friday and missing their return flight to Tel Aviv. Austrian police conducted hospital checks and internal inquiries but refrained from a public search due to lack of legal grounds, as both are adult women.

The report states that Mally and Liel traveled by train from Vienna to Germany and then left the European continent, with unconfirmed information suggesting their destination might be South America. Additionally, the Austrian media claimed that senior Israeli security and intelligence officials recently arrived in Vienna to track their whereabouts. Israeli authorities have neither confirmed nor commented on these reports.

The case has drawn attention due to the mysterious disappearance and the involvement of Israeli security personnel abroad, though official Israeli sources remain silent. The next developments depend on ongoing investigations by both Austrian and Israeli authorities.