Israeli court rules on boy who survived cable car crash

JERUSALEM — An Israeli tribunal has ordered a 6-year-old lad who survived a cablegram car clang successful Italy to beryllium returned to his relatives determination amid a bitter custody conflict betwixt them and his household successful Israel.

The tribunal connected Monday ordered Eitan Biran returned to “the spot of his mean residence, which is Italy.” It ordered his grandfather, who had flown him to Israel against the wishes of his household members successful Italy, to wage astir $20,000 successful expenses and lawyer fees.

Biran’s parents and younger sibling were among 14 killed successful May erstwhile a cablegram car slammed into a mountainside successful bluish Italy. He has been the absorption of a custody conflict betwixt his maternal grandparents successful Israel and his paternal relatives successful Italy.

Biran’s paternal relatives accidental helium was taken without their cognition and person filed a ineligible ailment successful Italy seeking his return.

His grandfather, Shmulik Peleg, had defended his determination to tone the lad away, saying it was successful his champion interest. He drove the kid to Switzerland earlier flying him backmost to Israel.

Eitan and his parents were surviving successful Italy astatine the clip of the accident, and aft his merchandise from a Turin infirmary pursuing weeks of treatment, Italian juvenile tribunal officials ruled the kid would unrecorded with a paternal aunt, Aya Biran, adjacent Pavia, successful bluish Italy.