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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

Abiy Ahmed

A destroyed tank is seen by the side of the road south of Humera in western Tigray, then annexed by the Amhara region, in Ethiopia, on May 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
November 2, 2021, 11:08 pm
Ethiopia declares nationwide emergency as rebels threaten capital
Government orders Addis Ababa residents to prepare to defend neighborhoods from Tigrayan forces locked in brutal year-long war with Ethiopian army
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
An elderly woman who fled to the city of Axum in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to seek safety sits with her head bandaged after being wounded during an attack on the city, November 30, 2020. (AP Photo)
February 21, 2021, 3:56 pm
Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopia city claimed to be home to Ark of Covenant
Survivors of clashes between pro-government forces and militias in the Tigray region describe horrific war scenes; hundreds dead in city of Axum; Eritrea denies involvement
By Cara Anna
Ethiopian refugees fleeing fighting in Tigray province queue to receive supplies at the Um Rakuba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province, on November 16, 2020. (Ebrahim HAMID / AFP)
November 17, 2020, 2:57 pm
UN says ‘full-scale humanitarian crisis unfolding’ in Ethiopia
United Nations refugee agency says around 27,000 Ethiopians have fled across border into Sudan, with 4,000 joining them each day
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
An undated photo of Germew Gete in army uniform. (Courtesy)
November 16, 2020, 4:42 pm
Ethiopia conflict claims 1st Jewish victim; he’d waited 24 years for Israel move
Girmew Gete, 36, who was shot dead in the Amara-Tigray border area, is survived by partner and 4-year-old daughter; his 84-year-old grandmother is mostly alone in Kiryat Gat
By Sue Surkes
Ethiopians who fled their homes due to ongoing fighting are pictured at a refugee camp in the Hamdait border area of Sudan's eastern Kassala state, on November 12, 2020. (Photo by - / AFP)
November 13, 2020, 5:16 pm
UN warns of possible war crimes in Ethiopia after reports of hundreds massacred
Amnesty International says ‘scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death’ amid fighting in northern region of Tigray
By AFP
Amhara militia men, who combat alongside federal and regional forces against northern region of Tigray, receive training in the outskirts of the village of Addis Zemen, north of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on November 10, 2020. (Eduardo Soteras/AFP)
November 11, 2020, 7:09 pm
Sudan fears massive influx of refugees fleeing Ethiopia as fighting persists
Sudanese officials say at least 6,000 have already entered country from Tigray, with numbers rising
By Cara Anna and Samy Magdy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jerusalem on September 1, 2019. (Amos Ben Gershom/PMO)
October 9, 2020, 4:41 pm
Netanyahu tells Ethiopian PM he plans to airlift 2,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Conversation between leaders comes ahead of planned cabinet vote on $109 million plan; the two also discuss deepening Israeli agricultural assistance to Ethiopia
By ToI Staff and Sue Surkes
Avraham Abera Mengistu, undated. (Courtesy of the Mengistu family via AP)
September 7, 2020, 6:38 pm
Family of Israeli civilian held in Gaza for 6 years laments public apathy
On anniversary of Avera Mengistu crossing into Hamas-controlled territory, siblings say state will only act when it sees widespread support for his release
By ToI Staff
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, on July 12, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
July 21, 2020, 11:56 pm
Ethiopia, Egypt reach ‘major common understanding’ on dam
Breakthrough comes after years of unsuccessful talks regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which became so heated at times that some feared military conflict
By Cara Anna, ELIAS MESERET and Isabel Debre
Demonstrators march down University Avenue during a protest after the death of musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa on the westbound lane of Interstate 94 on July 1, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/AFP)
July 2, 2020, 12:17 pm
Over 80 reported killed this week in Ethiopia’s unrest
Violence comes after killing of popular singer, a prominent voice in anti-government protests that led to a change in leadership in 2018
By ELIAS MESERET
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jerusalem on September 1, 2019. (Amos Ben Gershom/PMO)
October 16, 2019, 12:20 am
PM phones Ethiopia’s Ahmed to congratulate him on Nobel Peace Prize win
Netanyahu’s office says counterpart invited him to visit Addis Ababa; Blue and White’s Gantz says he hopes Ethiopian leader will inspire others around the world
By ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on September 15, 2019, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures after receiving a horse as a gift from the elders of the Kafficho ethnic group during a visit to Bonga, the main town in Kaffa province, in southwestern Ethiopia. (Michael Tewlede/AFP)
October 11, 2019, 12:37 pm
Ethiopian PM wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end Eritrea conflict
Committee also praises the ‘important reforms’ by the African leader, which include freeing prisoners, calling for fair elections and forming a gender-balanced cabinet
By AP and ToI Staff
Eritrean asylum seekers outside the Holot detention facility in southern Israel, January 29, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
October 2, 2019, 4:15 pm
Netanyahu says he discussed deportation of Eritreans with Ethiopian PM
Visiting Jerusalem, Abiy Ahmed offered ‘innovative projects’ to bring Eritrean asylum seekers back ‘under wonderful conditions,’ PM says in little-noticed election clip
By Raphael Ahren
View of the security fence surrounding the Gaza Strip from Israel. (Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
September 8, 2019, 5:43 pm
Police detain Israeli man said planning to cross into Gaza
Suspect, who reportedly suffers from mental health issues, told his mother he was going to enter the Strip, police say
By Judah Ari Gross
Avraham Avera Mengistu, who is believed to be held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Facebook)
September 8, 2019, 10:13 am
Mother of Israeli civilian held in Gaza for 5 years says PM ‘doing nothing’
Ahead of event marking anniversary of Avera Avraham Mengistu crossing into Hamas-controlled territory, parent Agarnesh laments she no longer believes in prime minister’s efforts
By ToI Staff
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