Bennett, Lapid meet family of Haymanot Kasau, pledge to transfer case to Shin Bet, Zini if elected
"I committed to them that we would turn to the head of the Shin Bet, David Zini, to examine the Shin Bet's involvement in the matter," Bennett said in a post on X/Twitter.
Family members of Haymanot Kasau, who vanished from an absorption center in Safed when she was nine, met with B Yachad leader Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid on Thursday morning. Haymanot disappeared in February 2024, and the police investigation remains open. On the 949th day since her disappearance, her father Tesfaye Kasau and older sister visited the pair.
Tesfaye asked Bennett and Lapid about their previous attempts to transfer the case to the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). The pair pledged that if elected, they would transfer the case to the Shin Bet, according to a statement from Haymanot's website. The family has been requesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to transfer the case to the Shin Bet for the past eight months, but they have received no response.
Bennett and Lapid informed the family they would contact Shin Bet chief David Zini to consider involving the agency in the investigation. The family expressed their pain and uncertainty, with Bennett stating that Haymanot's disappearance is an open wound in society. Both leaders emphasized that if elected, they would act with all means to ensure Haymanot's return.
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