The mother had called the police the day prior and explained that her daughter had been kidnapped by a man whom she knew.
Families set up camp near the Kirya in the center of Tel Aviv, pleading for safe return of their loved ones.
210 hostages remain in Gaza after being kidnapped from Israeli territory on October 7.
The man had been reported after posting photos of children being kidnapped by the terrorist organization and praising the attackers.
Volunteers have created a makeshift command center where they use artificial intelligence and facial and voice recognition to help locate those unaccounted for
The families of hostages taken by Hamas pleaded with the Israeli government to secure their immediate release.
Avital Aladgem, who was released along with the children, but is not their mother, spoke to N12 after her release with 4-year-old Negev and 6-month-old Ashel.
After arriving in Israel in order to bring the girls back to the US, the father discovered that his daughters had vanished without a trace.
The Jerusalem District Police opened an investigation to trace the whereabouts of Rabbi Schechter and his grandchildren, who police believe are involved in the kidnapping.
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