The Israel Police is investigating an attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old boy in Givatayim on Monday, Israel Hayom has learned.
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Earlier, a similar incident was reported by parents in Ramat Gan. According to the family, their son and his friends were playing in a municipal garden when a stranger approached him and reportedly tried to force him into his car after grabbing his jacket. The boy managed to fight back and run off with his friends, after which he immediately called his mother.
Based on the description, the man is in his twenties, has a red beard, and drives a grey vehicle. After posting about the incident on a parents' Whatsapp group, at least two others reported similar incidents in central Israel.
"Be careful and protect your children," the mother from Ramat Gan wrote on the group.
The police have launched an investigation into the matter.
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