Avraham Mengistu

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.

|By103FM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The parents of Avera Mengistu join family and friends in a protest near the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 2016.
Israelis Hadar Goldin, Oron Shaul, Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed being held by Hamas in Gaza

Knesset holds discussion on return of bodies of Oron Shaul, Hadar Goldin

Aviram Shaul criticized the government for allowing his brother's body to be held captive for this long. "Those who leave for battle need to know that they will be returned," he said.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
DEPUTY MINISTER for Regional Cooperation Ayoub Kara (center) and Ethiopian Ambassador Helawe Yosef (right) meet with the family of Avraham Mengistu at the Knesset on Monday.

Father of Israeli Ethiopian held in Gaza asks Abbas for help

Avraham Mengistu crossed into the Gaza Strip on September 7, 2014 and has since been missing.

|ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH