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 ...

Known as the “Butcher of Addis,” Mengistu was the leader of the Derg, a military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991 and carried out a brutal campaign of repression called the “Red ...

Three captives will be returned in the next three releases, after which 11 more will be freed in the final day of the ...

MK Tsega Melaku (Likud) shared in an interview with Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that she received an emotional call from the mother of Avera Mengistu, who has been held hostage by Hamas for ...

The majority of these hostages were kidnapped during the October 7 massacre, but two mentally ill men, Hisham al-Sayeed and Avera Mengistu, have been held in Gaza for over a decade, as has the ...

The final group in this phase is expected to include long-term captives Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed. Romi Gonen (24): Abducted from a music festival in Re’im. A bright and social young ...