Former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu, who was freed in February after 10 years and five months in captivity, has been released from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center’s Ichilov Hospital, his family said Tuesday.
The former captive “has undergone a significant rehabilitation process” since being freed as part of a ceasefire agreement on Feb. 22, his sister, Alemnesh, stated to Hebrew media on the family’s behalf.
The Mengistus thanked Ichilov Hospital and its Psychiatry Division for the “dedicated, intensive and sensitive care for Avera and the family, thanks to which he can now be released.”
Palestinian Hamas fighters guide Israeli hostage Avera Mengistu (C) onto a stage during his release in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 22, 2025. (Getty)Middle East Images/AFP via Getty
Alemnesh said she was “very proud of the path and the change he has gone through since his return from captivity, with all the difficulties and the ups and downs—he has been through a significant healing process.”
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