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Brother of Avera Mengistu found alive after going missing three days ago
Ashgara Mengistu, the brother of former Hamas captive Avera Mengistu, has been found alive after going missing three days ago, the Israel Police says.
Police said yesterday that Ashgara, 33, left his mother’s home in Ma’ale Adumim, outside Jerusalem, on Sunday and had not been heard from since.
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