The world media reports in detail on the case of the boy Eitan Biran, who survived the fatal cable car accident in Italy in which his two parents were killed, and was taken this week by his grandfather from his aunt in Italy to Israel, a step that could constitute a kidnapping.
According to a report in the Italian "La Stampa", Shmuel Peleg, Eitan's maternal grandfather drove the boy from Italy to Swiss territory, and from there flew with him in a private plane to Israel, using Eitan's Israeli passport, which he took from his parents' apartment.
Eitan Biran in Italy,
The Courier della Sera newspaper reported that the grandfather had ties to Israeli intelligence organizations, and even stated that he had a military past and the well-planned operation was evidence of his skills, although no verification was received from any other source.
The Italian media devoted many articles and articles to the story of the abduction, and the newspaper La Repubblica published an interview with an international family law expert, who claimed that the return of the child to his relatives in Italy would be long and prolonged, if at all.
"Eitan was not abducted"
A day after Shmuel Peleg, Eitan Biran's grandfather on his mother's side, who lost his family in the cable car disaster in Italy - was accused of kidnapping him.
In a statement, it was written that "the beloved Eitan returned after losing his entire family, as his late parents wanted.
Immediately upon his arrival, Eitan is in intensive medical care by a senior medical staff at the hospital. Eitan was brought to Israel in a manner that fulfills his parents' will. He was not abducted and nothing unfounded or similar. "Beyond that, it is not possible to detail at the moment due to the publication orders resulting from being a minor."
Less than a day after landing in Israel with his grandfather, the legal saga began within the family of Eitan Biran, whose parents and younger brother were killed in the cable car disaster in Italy more than three months ago. Eitan Biran landed in Israel on Saturday night, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday, and it was reported that the affair is under investigation and the authorities are handling the matter.