Families of Israelis missing in Gaza demand their returnJERUSALEM: The families of two Israelis believed to be held captive in Gaza by its Hamas rulers demanded Thursday that the Islamist movement return their loved ones. Ethiopian-born Avera Mengistu was filmed by an Israeli security camera climbing the frontier fence with the Gaza Strip in September 2014. “How cruel.”Israel does not allow its citizens to enter Gaza, partly over fears that they may be used as leverage to demand concessions. Two Israeli soldiers, Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, are believed to have been killed in the 2014 war in Gaza and their remains held by Hamas. Around 6,500 Palestinians are currently in Israeli jails, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club.

Source: Ethiopian News September 06, 2018 16:18 UTC