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Avra Mengisto’s mother, Archive (Credit: Flash90)
Since the publication of the video in which Avra Mengistu – the captive held by Hamas – is seen delivering a message to the Israeli government, many question marks have been created around his credibility.
After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office clarified that the authenticity of the video cannot be determined, Avra Mengistu’s mother watched the video and stated: Is it her son who appears in it or is it a staged video?
According to the report on the ynet website, a few seconds after watching the video, Mengistu said: “I recognize him, it seems to be him.” Ilan, Mengistu’s brother, said: “This is joy mixed with sadness, after 8.5 years of not knowing what we were exposed to in the video. Hamas admits with full mouth that it is holding an innocent citizen. I want to appeal to the Prime Minister and members of the cabinet – this is your opportunity to bring my brother back healthy and complete We are checking the video in depth.”
As mentioned, Israel doubts the credibility of the video published today by Hamas, which allegedly shows a recording of the Israeli abductee Avra Mengistu. The government defines this as “a cynical trick by Hamas”.
The Prime Minister’s Office sent a message to the ministers that it is not possible to determine the reliability of the video. This is reported here 11. The Prime Minister’s Office defined Hamas as “frustrated and stressed”.
The ministry’s official response reads: “The State of Israel invests all its resources and efforts to return its captive and missing sons home, to the State of Israel.” In messages sent to advisers and ministers in Israel regarding Mengistu’s video, it was stated that it was a “cynical and despicable prank by Hamas”.
IDF spokesman Ran Kochav also referred to the video in an interview with Ran Binyamini and Yigal Guetta on Channel 2: “We are examining this video, I hope the video is authentic and that Mengistu is in full health. It’s hard for me to say what the level of credibility of the video is.”
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