Former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu, who was freed in February, attended Sigd prayers in Jerusalem for the first time.

Thousands attended ceremony at promenade overlooking the Old City, including former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu ...

Hadar Goldin’s remains have been officially returned to Israel after over a decade, ending one of the longest-running hostage ...

Fallen soldier was held by Hamas since 2014, but Israel failed for years to recover his body and others, possibly planting ...

“We take so much strength from so many people around the world who think they’re taking strength from us.” This interview first appeared in J. The Jewish News of Northern California, where the author ...

In 2025, Avera is celebrating its 25th year as a health system and over 125 years of providing health services across the Upper Midwest. Members of the Benedictine Sisters and Presentation Sisters ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies” at ...

Mengistu was held in terror captivity in the Gaza Strip for almost 11 years before being released in February. He had been hospitalized since his release. Former ...

Amidst the orchestrated, ceremonial releases of the October 7th Israeli hostages from Gaza during the 42-day ceasefire, we also witnessed the freeing of Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-Israeli held ...

Hamas releases six live hostages whose freedom they agreed to under the current ceasefire deal. Hamas releases Israeli hostages, returns remains of Shiri Bibas TEL AVIV — Hamas released six Israeli ...

Newly released hostage Avera Mengistu (2nd-R) flanked by security forces disembarks a military helicopter on the heliport of the Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) in Tel Aviv on February 22, 2025.