Security forces believe a soldier who has been missing for two months was kidnapped.
Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai said Monday that he believed that Sharon Edri, 19, was being held against his will.
Edri was last seen Sept. 11 at a medical clinic on an army base in central Israel, where he was given permission for a one-day leave.
At the time, Edri’s family said he had telephoned to say he was coming home, but then disappeared.
Searches for him have failed to turn up any information.
“As long as we have no other evidence, from our point of view, Sharon Edri is being held against his will somewhere and we are making every effort in order to find him,” said Mordechai, who met with members of Edri’s family Monday.
Police Commissioner Assaf Hefetz said police were still investigating all possible avenues.
“The police didn’t exclude since the beginning any option and now we tend to give more weight or attention to the kidnapping option,” said Hefetz.
The Edri family also met Monday with President Ezer Weizman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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