A Chareidi toddler, approximately three years old, was found wandering alone at around 2:00 a.m. in a parking area at the bus terminal near the Kalandiya crossing, south of Ramallah. B’chasdei Hashem, police announced later in the morning that the child’s parents were successfully located and he was returned safely to his family.
According to police, officers from the Shafat Police Station in the Jerusalem District, together with Border Police operating in the area, were dispatched to the Kalandiya bus terminal following a report from a civilian who noticed a small child alone at the site during the early morning hours.
Police described the child as visibly Chareidi, wearing a Yarmulka and peyos, and speaking only Yiddish.
Due to the cold overnight conditions and the concern that identifying the child and locating his family could take significant time, the toddler was transferred to the Shafat Police Station in the Kedem area. Welfare authorities were immediately notified and became involved.
Police continued their efforts throughout the morning to identify the child and locate his parents. A short time later the parents were located, and the young child was reunited with his family in good health.
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The most important part of the story was that it wasn’t a French speaking child.
Where were the parents? Did he escape in clothes from the house?
We have to be thankful to Hashem that this episode had a happy ending. It could have ח”ו ended in a much more sad way. We were not there. And there are lots of details that are unknown, yet. But I am willing to bet that the mother of this child did not even know that he was missing. Until the authorities contacted her.
Sketchmaster – disgusting comment
The truth is the incident occurred when they traveling on a inter-city bus route.
The panicking, parents were working furiously to locate their missing toddler using all means at their dipsoal but drew a line at involving the police – given the anti-chardei climate they were petrified of being unfairly harassed and sued for child abuse.
Other reports included more details. He is one of 11 kids and the family was travelling home by bus. He got left on the bus. Presumably, he fell asleep and no one noticed but even if the parents were busy with other, younger kids, responsibility should have been given to a teen sibling or even a 10-year-old to watch over him, and the parents should have done a head count that all the kids got off the bus