Israel Police on Friday arrested a man who possessed a cellphone that had been stolen from a bereaved father earlier in the week.
Jojo Rabia, father of October 7 victims Yuval and Noam, reported the phone stolen on Monday.
“A young man passed by us and simply took my phone without me noticing. All the photos and recordings of my sons, Yuval and Noam, who were murdered on October 7, were on that phone,” he said.
“I had their last voice recordings and priceless pictures. It’s very hard to lose those memories. I’m not sure I’ll be able to recover them. I’m asking for help. This is very important to me.”
Yuval and his fiancé, Noy, along with Noam, were murdered on October 7 by Hamas terrorists as they tried to escape from the Psyduck music festival near Kibbutz Nirim, lesser known than the Supernova Music Festival where hundreds were murdered and/or taken hostage. The three attempted to reach Kibbutz Nir Oz but were shot and killed by the terrorists at the entrance to the community.
After receiving the complaint, the Tel Aviv Central Police launched an investigation in cooperation with the Southern District.
The phone has been returned to its rightful owner
The suspect, a Sudanese national, has been transferred for questioning, and the phone was returned to Rabia.
“I want to praise the police who made tremendous efforts – well done,” the bereaved father wrote on social media.
“And thank you to all the TV channels and radio for the national coverage, to all the friends on Facebook who shared. In the end, everyone helped. Truly moving… We have an amazing country. Thank you, thank you.”
Walla contributed to this report.