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1. • • Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed have been held as hostages in Gaza since 2014 and 2015, respectively. Unlike the roughly 240 people kidnapped in the Hamas October 7 terrorist attacks, the campaign for the release of Mengistu and al-Sayed has received little publicity.
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   What happened to Avera Mengistu?

   • 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.

   Avera Mengistu, a Jewish Ethiopian, taken by Hamas and forgotten by

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   Are Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed soldiers?

   • 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.

   The forgotten Israeli hostages kept by Hamas in Gaza for years

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   Who are Avera Mengistu & Hisham Al-Sayed?

   • Very little has been heard about Ethiopian-Israeli Avera Mengistu and Bedouin Arab Israeli Hisham al-Sayed, seized in 2014 and 2015 respectively. The relatives of two dead Israeli soldiers are also tormented by the fact that Hamas has been holding their remains in Gaza since 2014.

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   How did Avera Mengistu enter Gaza?

   • 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. Once in Gaza, he was taken captive by Hamas. Avera Mengistu when he was younger in an undated family photo.

   Avera Mengistu, a Jewish Ethiopian, taken by Hamas and forgotten by

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   What happened to Yallo Mengistu?

   • The Israeli government only announced Mengistu was held by Hamas in July 2015 — almost a year after his disappearance. That was because the Israeli newspaper Haaretz submitted a request to repeal the gag order put on Mengistu's case by the government. If that hadn't happened, Yallo Mengistu said the family likely would have continued to stay quiet.

   Avera Mengistu, a Jewish Ethiopian, taken by Hamas and forgotten by

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   Why did Hamas hold Mengistu and Al-Sayed captives?

   • Hamas is willing to hold on to hostages for many years to try to get what they want. Both Mengistu and Al-Sayed have been held by Hamas longer than Gilad Shalit was, and while Shalit was a soldier in relatively good physical and mental health when he was taken captive, the same cannot be said for Mengistu and Al-Sayed.

   Did you know that Hamas has held 2 hostages captive for thousands of

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-middle-east-67165002The forgotten Israeli hostages kept by Hamas in Gaza for years

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   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.

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   Dec 21, 2023 · Hisham Al-Sayed is an Israeli Bedouin who, like Mengistu, suffers from mental illness, leading him to cross the Gaza border in 2015, where he was taken by Hamas, and has been held in captivity...

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   Sep 8, 2024 · Both al-Sayed and Mengistu have a history of mental illness. The two Israeli citizens crossed the Gaza boundary voluntarily between 2014 and 2015 and have since been held prisoner by Hamas.

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7. www.timesofisrael.com › netanyahu-says-gazaNetanyahu says Gaza captive Mengistu ‘is alive,’ Hamas ...

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   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Avera Mengistu, a captive Israeli civilian held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas for more than eight years, “is alive,” after the terror group aired ...

8. www.kuow.org › stories › israel-s-forgotten-hostageIsrael's forgotten hostage: Avera Mengistu remains in Hamas ...

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   Nov 27, 2023 · Mengistu's case highlights the inequality facing Ethiopian Jews and other non-white Israelis, says one artist and activist who has called for Avera's return for years.

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   Nov 27, 2023 · 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...

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    Nov 27, 2023 · 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.