Police Trace Yahalomis’ 14,000-Euro Escape Route to Argentina After 300-Staff Search
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Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 15
Police Trace Yahalomis’ 14,000-Euro Escape Route to Argentina After 300-Staff Search
3 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 15
Summary
New footage showed Mali and Liel Yahalomi with Israeli police representative Walter Kogan after he found them on a bus in Buenos Aires following nearly a week of searches.
Police now believe financial distress drove the pair’s voluntary disappearance: Mali withdrew about 14,000 euros, Liel wrote "I’ll go with you anywhere," and investigators ruled out bank embezzlement.
Czechia, Vienna and Germany formed the route investigators reconstructed, saying the two bought phones in Czechia, sent delayed Vienna videos to mislead relatives, and then flew to Argentina.
Around 300 Israeli investigators and intelligence staff worked the case, rushing Kogan from Mexico once they learned the pair had reached South America and might continue beyond Buenos Aires.