Mengistu, who was handed over alongside October 7 victim Tal Shoham, crossed into Israel and arrived at a military reception point, the IDF confirmed. They were then reunited with their families ...

Among the 33 names of captives set to be released in the first phase of a ceasefire deal with Hamas is Avera Mengistu. Unlike the majority of those listed, Mengistu was not abducted on October 7 ...

AFTER an entire decade of harrowing uncertainty, Avera Mengistu is home at last. The Ethiopian-born Israeli hostage, who spent a harrowing 3,821 days in Hamas captivity, was released in Rafah on ...