Hamas released six living hostages on Saturday in separate locations of the Gaza Strip. Hours later, Israel said it would ...

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 ...

Hamas has handed over to the Red Cross the first two of six Israeli hostages due to be freed Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ...

The two were held in Hamas captivity for over 10 years after entering Gaza; they've been released along with four captives ...

Their decade-long captivity speaks volumes about the worst of human nature, of the depth of cruelty of which humans are ...

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 ...

Former hostage Avera Mengistu reunited with his family after 10 years of captivity (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit) Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed were in stable condition upon release from ...