Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-born Israeli, was detained in 2014 after crossing into Gaza on his own.

Hamas freed more hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of the delicate ceasefire ...

Israel was supposed to release 620 Palestinian prisoners soon after the hostages were handed over. Officials gave no reason ...

Civilians Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu had a history of mental illness, according to comments from their families and a ...

A sixth hostage, Hisham Al-Sayed, 36, was the last to be released, according to Israeli officials and the Hostages and ...

Sayed welcomed their loved ones home Saturday after both men spent a decade languishing in Hamas captivity. Their families ...

Hamas Releases Avera Mengistu, Longest-held Israeli Captive. Hamas has released Avera Mengistu, the longest-held Israeli ...

AFTER an entire decade of harrowing uncertainty, Avera Mengistu is home at last. The Ethiopian-born Israeli hostage, who ...

Avera Mengistu, the longest-held Israeli captive, is released by Hamas as part of a ceasefire deal. Emotional reunion with ...

Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen released after 505 days in captivity, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed ...

Hamas displays hostages Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham in Rafah as the final phase of the Israel-Hamas hostage exchange begins ...

Hamas paraded five Israeli hostages, some looking dazed and others elated, before cheering crowds at two meticulously ...