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- After a fight with his mother on Sept. 7, 2014, Avera Mengistu left his family home in Ashkelon, Israel, and never returned. Video evidence viewed by the family shows that Mengistu entered Gaza by crossing a fence that night, according to Human Rights Watch. He crossed into Gaza in full view of Israeli soldiers who didn't stop him.
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In June 2017, the IDF gave Mengistu's family a copy of the security camera footage showing him crossing into Gaza. They had been shown the tape several months after his disappearance, but a few years later they requested a copy of their own.
Nov 27, 2023 · Video evidence viewed by the family shows that Mengistu entered Gaza by crossing a fence that night, according to Human Rights Watch. He crossed into Gaza in full view of Israeli...
Oct 21, 2023 · Hamas claims that Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed are soldiers, but official Israeli documents seen by Human Rights Watch show that both are civilians who were exempted from military service.
Oct 9, 2024 · It's been ten years since Abera Mengistu, then 28, crossed the border into Gaza. The Israeli military's cameras recorded him approaching the border, yet Mengistu was allowed to enter the Strip. Today, aged 38, he is still being held by Hamas.
Sep 8, 2024 · Saturday marked 11 months of captivity for many of the hostages held in Gaza by Hamas, but for Avera Mengistu, an Israeli taken captive in 2014, Saturday marked his tenth year in Hamas...
Nov 27, 2023 · Video evidence viewed by the family shows that Mengistu entered Gaza by crossing a fence that night, according to Human Rights Watch. He crossed into Gaza in full view of Israeli soldiers who...
Jun 5, 2017 · One thousand days ago Avera Mengistu, a 30-year-old Israeli citizen of Ethiopian descent, entered the Gaza strip on his own and was promptly taken into captivity by the Palestinian movement...