Safed

The search for Haymanut Kasau: Why Israel must not forget the missing nine-year-old girl - opinion

Her name, Haymanut, means “faith.” But, dad Tesfai Kasau, 54, told me that at home, they call her “tiger,” because she stands strong for what she believes. She is deeply religious, he says.

Search poster for Haymanut Kasau at the Binyamina train station, 2024.
 Buildings in old city, Safed, Northern District, Israel.

Safed Rabbinical Court may close this fall despite strong local demand

Parents Tal and Kirish Akrish, residents of Kidmat Tzvi in ​​the Golan Heights.

Israel's furthest north communities welcome baby born during Independence Day

Parking lot damaged in Safed.

WATCH: Rocket hits parking lot in Safed as Hezbollah keeps firing at northern Israel


Six injured as cluster munition fragments hit central Israel amid intense Iranian barrage

Meanwhile, United Hatzalah paramedics successfully performed CPR on a girl, including using a defibrillator, after she fell out of bed during a siren, intending to rush to a sheltered area.

Damage after Iranian missile fragments hit a residence in the Tel Aviv area, March 26, 2026.

At least eight wounded after several waves of missiles from Iran, Hezbollah, including direct hit

A rocket directly hit in Nahariya, northern Israel, on Monday night, injuring at least seven, including six from smoke inhalation, while shrapnel fell in Jerusalem, including near al-Aqsa Mosque.

United Hatzalah volunteers respond to the scene of a rocket hit in Nahariya, March 16, 2026.

Two years on: Missing young girl Haymanut Kasau still not found

Kasau, nine at the time, has been missing since February 25, 2024. Urging further action, her parents have repeatedly said that not nearly enough has been done to find their daughter.

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

Kinneret remains below red line despite above average rainfall this winter

The lake is currently 4.43 meters from its maximum level of 208.80 meters below sea level, according to the Kinneret Authority, and 23 centimeters below the bottom red line.

An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.

MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview

Melaku added that she distributed Kasau’s photo to fellow MKs "so they will remember: there is a kidnapped child, and nobody is talking about her."

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

'God does not do a half job,' Safed's Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says following Maduro's detention

“The shared denominator is clear,” Eliyahu wrote, describing systems built on oppression, corruption, and fear, and arguing that such a rule “will not survive over time,” according to the statement. 

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and Jewish children take part in a special prayer for rain at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, October 29, 2025.

Court clears Beersheba assault suspect of link to Haymanut Kasau disappearance, extends detention

According to KAN, police no longer attribute any involvement in Kassau’s disappearance to the suspect, though the investigation into the Beersheba incident will remain under Lahav 433's authority.

Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

Nearly two year after disappearance: Police arrest suspect linked to missing girl Haymanut Kasau

Footage obtained by Walla shows a man arriving at the home of a young girl in Beersheba, later reportedly identified as a close friend of the missing Kasau.

Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

Not just a view of the Galilee: The Safed hotel hiding Israel’s best wine bar

26.8, the wine bar of Chef Amos Hayun at the luxurious Canaan Hotel in Safed, has been named “Israel’s Best Wine Bar of 2025,” beating top contenders from Tel Aviv.

Canaan Hotel.

Images of female Zefat Academic College students vandalized in Safed

The billboards had only been installed a day before the vandalism, and the advertisements featuring male pupils were left untouched.

Posters advertising the Zefat Academic College were vandalized to hide the image of women.