Eitan Biran, an orphaned six-year-old
child who was the only survivor of the Mottarone mountain
cable-car disaster in May, will return to Italy after the
Israeli supreme court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by his
grandfather who took him from Italy to Israel.
A Tel Aviv family court ruled on October 25 that Eitan be
returned to the care of his Italian-based paternal aunt, Aya
Biran, saying that habitual residence was in Italy.
Shmuel Peleg, the maternal grandfather, appealed against the
ruling and one by another Israeli court.
Italy has requested the extradition of Peleg and his male
accomplice in taking Eitan out of the country, but Israel does
not extradited is own citizens.
Eitan's parents, great-grandparents and two-year-old brother
were among the 14 victims of the disaster.
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