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Netanyahu meets with mother of Hamas captive Avera Mengistu

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) meets with Agarnesh Mengistu, mother of Hamas captive Avera Mengistu, in Jerusalem on January 20, 2023. (Courtesy)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) meets with Agarnesh Mengistu, mother of Hamas captive Avera Mengistu, in Jerusalem on January 20, 2023. (Courtesy)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Agarnesh Mengistu, mother of Avera Mengistu — one of the two Israeli citizens being held captive by Hamas in Gaza.

Government military secretary Avi Gil joins the meeting as well.

Two weeks ago, Hamas released a video clip of Mengistu, the first such footage since he was captured more than eight years ago, filling his family with both hope and added concern.

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