
Israeli mother and daughter missing in Vienna since Friday as search intensifies
An Israeli woman and her daughter have been missing in Vienna since Friday, with Israel’s embassy in Austria appealing Tuesday for urgent help locating the pair.
Mali Yahalomi, 50, and her daughter Liel Yahalomi, 23, were last seen in the Austrian capital, according to the embassy. The two have had no contact with their family since Friday.
The embassy asked anyone with information about their whereabouts to call +43 6763672304 or contact local police. It also urged the public to share the missing persons alert on social media.
Israeli officials, Austrian authorities and representatives of the Jewish community are involved in an intensive effort to locate the mother and daughter.
According to the latest report, both Mali and Liel missed their scheduled flight from Prague and did not arrive before check-in closed, raising further concern as the search for them continues.
An Israeli official described the scale of the search:
“The whole world is on its feet trying to find them.”
The embassy does not believe the disappearance is related to a nationalistic incident, Channel 12 reported.
Neither the Israeli embassy nor the outlet provided further details about the pair’s last known sighting or the nature of their trip.
Austria has been among the European countries friendliest to Israel in recent years, as ties have soured with much of the continent over the war against Hamas in Gaza.