Israel kidnapped Israeli child who narrowly escaped Italy cable car accident

Ethan Biran, an Israeli child who was the sole survivor of cable car accident In northern Italy, she was kidnapped by her grandfather on Saturday, N12 reported.

Eaton’s grandfather Shmulik Peleg reportedly came for a brief meeting with him and was supposed to return to his family at 6:30 p.m., however, he has not done so, and has since cut off all contact with them, reportedly. In violation of the will of both his legal guardians and Italian law to return the boy, N12 cites Chabad Shalich in Italy as Amos Dor, a close friend of the family.

Israel’s foreign ministry has said they were “verifying the information”, but the boy has since immigrated to Israel, Milan Jewish community leader Milo Hasbani explained to an Italian news outlet. Republic.

Five-year-old Biran had lost his parents, brother and great-grandfathers in the incident. He was in critical condition for some time before finally stabilizing and eventually, released from hospital back in June. However, this incident has caused him severe mental trauma.

The boy was placed in the care of his aunt Aya, his aunt, who lives in Pavia with her husband and two daughters. Pavia, 35 km. South of Milan, famous for its university, which attracts many Israelis.

However, custody battles between the family in Italy and Israel were raging over the now six-year-old Eaton. In mid-August, Eaton’s Israeli family arrived and accused Italian relatives of kidnapping her. His aunt, Gali Peleg, wanted to return him to Israel, saying that she feared that his Jewish identity could be erased in Italy, yeneto Reported citing UK paper many times.

A crashed cable car as seen in Stresa near Lake Maggiore, Italy, on May 23, 2021.  (Credit: Alpine Rescue Service/Handout via Reuters)A crashed cable car as seen in Stresa near Lake Maggiore, Italy, on May 23, 2021. (Credit: Alpine Rescue Service/Handout via Reuters)

According to the report, Peleg accused Aya of temporarily refusing to let Israeli relatives see Eaton, claiming that they did not treat her well, although Aya denied the allegations.

according to the italian daily impression Last month, Eaton was enrolled at l’istituto delle Canossiane, a Catholic school run by nuns in the town of Fabia, where her cousins ​​are also enrolled, and where she would have started her first day in first grade on Monday.

This is a developing story.

Rosella Terkatin contributed to this report.