Hamas, after it shared footage of Avera Mengistu, said most prisoner swap deals were with right-wing Israeli governments.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
It seems that Avera Mengistu is too black and poor for the Israeli government to care and too Israeli for the international community to care.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Hamas released a video that depicted Mengistu, an Israeli civilian, speaking a few short sentences on Monday.
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.
There is no confirmation of when the video was taken, or if Avera Mengistu is still alive. He has been a captive of Hamas in Gaza since 2014.
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