Everyone knows their names now, and Israelis are celebrating their release, along with four hostages taken on October 7, 2023, who were also released Saturday. But for years, their kidnappings were ...

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. Hamas released its first video of Israeli Avera Mengistu, ...

The mother of Avera Mengistu, an Israeli civilian held captive in the Gaza Strip by Hamas for more than eight years, said Tuesday that she wanted to see her son again, and that while footage released ...