Searching for lost items in Israel
The following are the main services and online services for finding and returning lost items.
Israel Police
Taking reports of lost items and publicizing "expensive finds" (over 2,500 ₪).
Online form: DISPLAY.
Searching for valuable finds: VALUABLE LOST & FOUND
Emergency phone number: 100
Ben-Gurion Airport (TLV)
Lost & Found Service, Kerem Pavilion, west short-term parking lot, 1st floor of Terminal 3.
Opening hours: 08:00-17:00, all a.m.-5:00
Phone: +972 3 975 5212
Online application: Lost & Found uniforms
Israel Railways (רכבת ישראל)
Central storage of finds at the Tel Aviv-Savidor station.
Contact in person at the station or via the Israel Railways mobile app (Lost and Found section).
App: Android / iOS
Municipal inquiry service "106"
Taking reports of found and lost items in public places in most cities.
Phone: 106
Online: "פנייה מקווונת" section on your municipality's website
Bus companies
- Egged
Phone: *2800
Online form: Loss Report - Dan
Phone: *3456 - Kavim
Phone: *2060
Find-It application
Aggregator of lost and found complaints nationwide: transportation, municipalities, and private citizens.
Download: find-it-app.com/il
Tip: immediately after the loss, take a photo of the place and the item, write down the approximate time and route - this will speed up the search and return of the item.
Search for missing animals in Israel
If your pet is lost, you can use the following services and online resources to find and return them.
SOS Pets Israel (אס.או.אס חיות)
A one-stop center of record for all found and lost animals in Israel.
Phone: 03-744-1010
Online search: sospets.co.il/lostandfound.
Flamba Lost & Found Pets
A platform to post missing and found pet announcements nationwide
Website: flamba.co.il/lost-and-found-pets-in-israel
CritterAlert
International service with geomapping: register lost or found pet, receive notifications about possible matches
Website: critteralert.com.
Petrieve
Free mapping service to find missing dogs and cats in your neighborhood
Website: petrieve.org/en
Israel Police - Lost & Found Office
Taking reports of missing animals and storing found animals.
Address: 107 Jaffa St., Jerusalem
Phone: +972 2 631-2567
Read more: police.gov.il
List of city shelters and NPOs
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Article: tinypetrescue.com/lost-dogs-cats-in-israel
Tip: publish the ad with photo and contacts on all available platforms and keep it active (comment, repost) so it doesn't get lost.