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Missing Beitar Illit Man With Dementia Found Safe After Overnight Search

Jul 6, 2026·1 min read

Shlomo Amselag, a resident of Otniel who had been visiting family in Beitar Illit, left the home on Motzoei Shabbos and failed to return, prompting an immediate large-scale search after he was reported missing at approximately 6:00 p.m.

Dozens of volunteers from the Etzion-Yehuda Police Rescue Unit in the Judea and Samaria District joined officers from the Yehuda police region and local residents in the search effort. Teams deployed advanced technological equipment while combing the area for hours.

At approximately 4:00 a.m., rescue volunteers located Amselag in the Rozmarin area of Yerushalayim, several kilometers from where he had disappeared. He was safely reunited with his family.

Police expressed gratitude to everyone who participated in the search and helped publicize information about the missing man.

“Thank you to everyone who assisted, publicized, and shared information about his disappearance,” the police said in a statement.

{Matzav.com}