Eitan Biran
Eitan Biran is a child, with both Italian and Israeli citizenship, who was the sole survivor of a cable car disaster, in Italy.[1] In May, 2021, Biran was injured, and his parents, his brother, two great-grandparents, and nine other passengers, were killed, when a cable car plunged to the ground.[2] The Cable car had almost reached its destination, a peak overlooking Lake Maggiore, in Piedmont, when a technical failure saw it plunge 60 feet to the ground, and then tumble down the slope.
Italian authorities were not immediately able to determine Biran's identity.[1] Biran's aunt, Aya Biran, who, like Biran and his parents, was a resident of Italy, was granted custody of Biran, shortly after the accident.[3] However, his maternal grandfather, Schmulik Peleg, challenged this custody arrangement. He planned to bring the boy to Israel, to adopt him. During a visit with Biran, his grandfather Peleg, defied a court order that required Biran to remain in Italy, and took the boy to Israel.
In September 2021 an Israeli court convened to decide who should get custody.[4] On October 25, 2021, the Israeli court awarded custody to Biran's paternal aunt, Aya, and directed Peleg to pay her legal expenses.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gaia Pianigiani (2021-05-23). "Cable Car Plunges in Italy, Killing at Least 14 People". The New York Times: p. A8. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/23/world/europe/italy-cable-car.html. Retrieved 2021-10-31. "The two children rescued from the wreckage of the cable car were flown by helicopter to a pediatric hospital in Turin, 80 miles south of Stresa. One of them died hours later. Authorities were still trying to determine their ages and identities."
- ↑ Elisabetta Povoledo (2021-05-26). "Cable-Car Tragedy Shakes a Town Already Wounded by the Pandemic". The New York Times (Stresa, Italy): p. A10. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/26/world/europe/cable-car-italy.html. Retrieved 2021-10-31. "All but one died. The sole survivor, 5-year-old Eitan Biran, lost both of his parents, his 2-year-old brother and two great-grandparents."
- ↑ Elisabetta Povoledo; Jonathan Shamir (2021-09-13). "Lone Survivor of Italian Cable Car Crash Is Subject of Custody Battle". The New York Times (Rome, Italy). https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/europe/italy-israel-custody-cable-car.html. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ↑ Ronen Bergman; Elisabetta Povoledo (2021-09-23). "International Battle Over 6-Year-Old Cable-Car Survivor Goes to Court". The New York Times (Tel Aviv): p. A10. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/23/world/middleeast/eitan-biran-italy-israel-custody.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article. Retrieved 2021-10-31. "Three days later, an Italian court in Turin appointed his paternal aunt, Ms. Biran, as his legal guardian, a ruling challenged by the boy’s maternal relatives in Israel."
- ↑ Ronen Bergman; Elisabetta Povoledo (2021-10-25). "Child Who Survived Gondola Crash Should Live in Italy, Israel Court Rules". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/world/middleeast/eitan-biran-israel-court.html. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
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