Eitan’s immediate family was among 14 people killed when the cable car carrying them crashed into a mountainside on May 23. Both Peleg and Eitan’s aunt Aya Biran, who lives in Italy, were among the relatives present Thursday for the hearing. But the images of Eitan’s aunt and grandfather in the same building were striking given the tragedy and gravity of the dispute. Eitan’s relatives in Italy say he was taken without their knowledge and are seeking his return. The child’s relatives in Israel have denied to local media that they abducted Eitan and insist they are acting in his interest.
