New Initiative Marks 1,000 Days Since Haymanot Kasau Disappearance
As 1,000 days approach since nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau vanished from a Safed absorption center, activists unveiled a new digital clock initiative to keep her disappearance in the public spotlight and demand answers from authorities.
As the somber milestone of 1,000 days since the disappearance of nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau approaches, activists and family representatives have launched a new initiative to keep the unsolved case in the public eye. Speaking in Israeli media program "The Patriots", attorney Eran Harmoni unveiled the campaign on Saturday evening, calling on media outlets and public figures to help maintain pressure on the authorities.
"993 days ago, the girl Haymanot Kasau disappeared from an absorption center in Safed. Since then, no one knows what happened," Harmoni told viewers. "It is a crazy event, an incident that, no matter how hard people try, simply yields no answers as to what became of her fate."
A Digital Clock to Maintain Public Awareness
Within the framework of the new initiative, Daniel Meheret, a social activist and one of the leaders of the family's struggle headquarters, has created a dedicated web page featuring a real-time clock counting the time elapsed since the disappearance. The campaign now aims to expand exposure by integrating this digital clock into news websites and various digital platforms across Israel.
"I want to take this opportunity to appeal to opinion leaders, editors, and news websites to integrate the clock on their platforms, raise awareness, and demand that the Israeli authorities do everything possible to provide answers," Harmoni stated.
A similar visual countdown mechanism previously gained widespread exposure during the national campaign for the release of hostages held in Gaza. The Hostages Families Headquarters distributed a digital clock tracking days, hours, minutes, and seconds since October 7, allowing web managers to embed it via a simple line of code. Another prominent clock was displayed at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv until it stopped in January 2026, following the return of the final captive after 843 days. Activists now hope that a parallel campaign will similarly prevent Kasau's story from fading from the public consciousness.
Extensive Investigation and Ongoing Demands for Answers
Haymanot was nine years old when she was last seen on February 25, 2024, after distributing election flyers with her friends near the absorption center in Safed. Despite extensive searches conducted across the region and the transfer of the investigation to the elite Lahav 433 police unit in December 2025, investigators have yet to announce a breakthrough.
Alongside the official police and Shin Bet / Shabak inquiries, a public headquarters has operated continuously alongside the family, organizing demonstrations, billboard campaigns, and public advocacy. Initiatives have included urging students to bring red balloons to schools and establishing a protest encampment in Jerusalem. A financial reward of 1 million shekels has also been offered for information leading to her whereabouts.
The Knesset has likewise monitored the case closely, holding 32 sessions in the Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs up to October, half of which were classified. Despite these efforts, the Kasau family continues to demand that the investigation be transferred entirely to the Shin Bet, arguing that conventional police efforts have failed to produce results.
As part of the upcoming memorial events marking the 1,000-day threshold on November 21, a protest march is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, starting at 18:00 from the Tel Aviv Savidor Merkaz railway station toward Hostages Square, where a rally will take place at 19:00.
