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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Family of captive Israeli ‘disappointed’ they’re out of the loop on talks
The Mengistu family, whose son Avraham Abera is being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, says it is “disappointed” to hear about negotiations to secure his release from the media, rather than from officials, Channel 10 reports.
“The fact that we hear about negotiations being held from the media is troubling and disappointing, it’s an insult to the pain of the families,” they say, according to Channel 10.
They are referring to earlier comments by Israeli negotiator Lior Lotan that Hamas has rejected an Israeli prisoner exchange proposal.
The parents of Avraham Abera Mengistu protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem, September 11, 2016. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
