Avera Mengistu

'Do I need to set myself on fire?' Goldin family tells Netanyahu at memorial

Ayelet Goldin, Hadar's sister, called out to Netanyahu "You are guilty, prime minister. You are abandoning soldiers and civilians."

29/06/2023

14 Days: IDF chief

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

28/01/2023

Hamas: Prisoner swap deal with Israel, Netanyahu possible - report

Hamas, after it shared footage of Avera Mengistu, said most prisoner swap deals were with right-wing Israeli governments.

By SHACHAR BERDISHEVSKY/MAARIV
25/01/2023

Why don't Israelis, Diaspora Jews care about Avera Mengistu? - opinion

It seems that Avera Mengistu is too black and poor for the Israeli government to care and too Israeli for the international community to care.

Netanyahu: Mengistu video confirms what Israel knew - he’s alive

Hamas released a video that depicted Mengistu, an Israeli civilian, speaking a few short sentences on Monday.

Gilad Schalit-style prisoner swap for Gaza hostages 'too high risk' - Yair Lapid

The video of Avera Mengistu, if confirmed to be real and recent, would be the first indication in recent years that he is still alive.

17/01/2023

WATCH: Hamas releases first video of Israeli captive Avera Mengistu

There is no confirmation of when the video was taken, or if Avera Mengistu is still alive. He has been a captive of Hamas in Gaza since 2014.

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