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Video shows Avera Mengistu meeting family members

By Emanuel Fabian 22 February 2025, 12:52 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Released hostage Avera Mengistu meets members of his family at an IDF facility near the Gaza border, after 3,821 days in Hamas captivity, footage released by the military shows.

Mengistu has since been airlifted to a hospital in central Israel.

Released hostage Avera Mengistu meets members of his family at an IDF facility near the Gaza border, February 22, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

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