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Gali Peleg, center, maternal aunt of Eitan Biran, who survived a cablegram car clang successful Italy that killed his contiguous family, arrives to tribunal successful Tel Aviv connected Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 for a proceeding successful the alleged kidnapping of her nephew. The boy's parents and younger sibling were among 14 killed successful May erstwhile a cablegram car slammed into a mountainside successful bluish Italy. He is present the absorption of a custody conflict betwixt his maternal grandparents successful Israel and his paternal relatives successful Italy. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

JERUSALEM – The bitter custody conflict implicit a 6-year-old lad who survived a cablegram car clang successful Italy inched guardant successful Israel connected Monday with a proceeding successful household court.

Eitan Biran's relatives connected some sides attended the league successful Tel Aviv, successful a ineligible combat that spans some countries wherever his remaining relatives reside. Eitan's contiguous household was among 14 radical killed erstwhile the cablegram car carrying them crashed into a mountainside successful May. The child's endurance sparked an contiguous planetary quality betwixt his maternal and paternal families.

Members of some families met successful household tribunal successful Tel Aviv connected Monday, a adjacent measurement successful the dispute. Those contiguous included Eitan's aunt Aya Biran, who lives successful Italy and has filed a ceremonial petition with the Italian tribunal strategy seeking Eitan’s instrumentality to Italy. Also attending Monday's proceeding was the child's grandfather, Shmulik Peleg, who spirited the lad distant to Israel.

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Eitan’s relatives successful Italy accidental helium was taken without their cognition and are seeking his return. The child's relatives successful Israel person denied to section media that they abducted Eitan and importune they are acting successful his interest.

Peleg has acknowledged driving the kid from Italy into Switzerland earlier flying him backmost to Israel, telling Channel 12 that “we departed successful a wholly ineligible way.”

Peleg was questioned by Israeli constabulary connected kidnapping suspicions and placed nether location apprehension pending an ongoing investigation.

Italian authorities besides person opened an investigation. Peleg told Israel's Channel 12 that helium had fixed up connected contesting custody successful the Italian tribunal strategy and said helium expected the lad to recognize erstwhile helium got older.

“I judge that 1 time Eitan volition turn up and accidental grandfather, you did everything for me, you saved me,” helium said, breaking into tears. “And my daughter, who 1 time volition conscionable maine successful heaven, volition beryllium arrogant of maine that I saved her son.”

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