Hisham al-Sayed
The freed hostages are Eliya Cohen, Avera Mengistu, Hisham al-Sayed, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham and Omer Wenkert.
Avera Mengistu, who suffers from mental illness, crossed into Gaza on his own accord in 2014.
Past governments’ claims that attempts were made to secure the return of Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, as well as the bodies of Lt. Hadar Goldin and Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, are “the biggest bluff,” says Goldin’s brother.
