Posts Tagged: Avera Mengistu
Israel’s Containment Problem
JNS.org - For almost a decade now, Hamas has been holding two Israeli civilians—Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed—as well as the bodies of two IDF...
Netanyahu Meets with Mother of Hamas Captive Avera Mengistu
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday with Agurnesh Mengistu, the mother of Hamas captive Avera Mengistu. The periodic update comes after Hamas...
Hamas Releases Purported Video of Israeli Hostage; Israeli PM Slams ‘Despicable Media Stunt’
Hamas, the US-designated terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip, on Monday released a video recording purporting to show Avera Mengistu, an Israeli citizen who...
The World Has Forgotten Two Israelis Held by Palestinian Terrorists
Where is Hisham? Where is Avera? It has been more than 3,000 days since Avera Mengistu, an Israeli citizen and member of the Ashkelon Ethiopian...
Report: Hamas Rejects Palestinian Prisoner Swap for Remains of IDF Soldiers
i24 News - Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Tuesday that Israel allegedly offered Hamas the release of hundreds of security prisoners, including those who have...
Report: Prisoner Exchange Talks Between Israel and Hamas to Resume After High Holidays
Prisoner exchange talks between Israel and Hamas will resume after the Jewish High Holidays, the London-based Arabic-language daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Tuesday. Gaza Strip-ruling Hamas...
Hamas Official: Prisoner Exchange Talks With Israel Are Progressing
A senior Hamas official said on Thursday that indirect talks with Israel on a possible prisoner exchange agreement were progressing. Hamas is currently holding Israeli citizens...
Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Israel Indicates Willingness to Engage in Talks With Hamas on Prisoner Exchange
Israel called on Tuesday for the immediate resumption of indirect talks with the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on the return of two Israeli civilians and the...
Hamas: Israel Is Negotiating a Prisoner Release to Aid Netanyahu Before Elections
Sources within the Gaza-based terror group Hamas told Arab media outlets on Saturday that Israel is seeking to negotiate a prisoner release deal that would...
Rivlin Asks Ethiopian President to Help Secure Release of Israeli Held by Hamas in Gaza
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin asked Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome on Wednesday to help secure the release of Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-Israeli held by Hamas in...
Egypt Briefly Opens Gaza Border After Palestinian Authority Assumes Full Control of Rafah Crossing
JNS.org – Egypt opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days starting Saturday, after the Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group handed over administrative...
Family of Israeli Held Captive by Hamas in Gaza Meets With Trump Administration Official
JNS.org – Family members of Ethiopian Israeli Avera Mengistu, who has been held captive by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas since 2014, met with the...
