Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel - February 24, 2025 Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-born Israeli, walked free on Saturday, February 22, after enduring more than 10 years as a captive of Hamas. His release ...

Civilians Hisham al-Sayed, 36, and Avera Mengistu, 39, both had a history of mental illness, according to comments from their families and a 2017 report from Human Rights Watch. Mengistu ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Saturday evening with Avera Mengistu: "I am moved and I embrace you. The entire people of Israel is moved along with me and embraces you today." In the warm ...

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Avera Mengistu, now 37, had been under captivity since 3,821 days before his release. Mengistu, who was 28 back then, jumped the fence at the Zikim beach in September 2014. Though IDF security cameras ...

Former hostage Avera Mengistu reunited with his family after 10 years of captivity (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed were in stable condition upon release from ...

Jerusalem [Israel], February 22,(ANI/TPS): According to a joint statement from the IDF and the Shin Bet the two released abductees (Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu) have crossed the border into Israeli ...

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As the hostages Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed returned to Israel Saturday after a collective 20+ years in Hamas captivity – more than 7,000 days in Gaza between them – a great weight was ...