Overview
- The last confirmed contact from Mali Yahalomi, 50, and her daughter Liel, 23, was a video sent from their Vienna apartment on Friday, 7 August.
- Their phones were switched off for Shabbat and one device was reported tracked near Wien Hauptbahnhof on Saturday, 8 August while both women failed to board a scheduled Prague–Tel Aviv flight on Tuesday, 11 August.
- Vienna police say they are investigating with the Israeli embassy and currently see no indication of a crime; Israel’s Lahav 433 has taken charge and media report Europol involvement and interest from Israeli intelligence.
- Family members and the Bank of Jerusalem say there is no sign of financial motive and relatives have traveled to Vienna with private search teams to conduct parallel inquiries.
- An Israeli court has imposed a one-month gag order as investigators gather phone data, CCTV and travel records, and authorities say further cross-border evidence work will determine the next steps.