While families of hostages have welcomed the agreement, others criticized the release of high-security detainees. The government has stressed the necessity of the deal to bring hostages home.
"As of yesterday, September 7, it has been 10 years of Avera Mengistu being held in Hamas' brutal captivity," said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
This past year has been eventful, with ups and downs alike.
The terrorist group did not provide further details about the dog tag, which carried the name of the Givati Brigade.
Ayelet Goldin, Hadar's sister, called out to Netanyahu "You are guilty, prime minister. You are abandoning soldiers and civilians."
Hamas, after it shared footage of Avera Mengistu, said most prisoner swap deals were with right-wing Israeli governments.
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It seems that Avera Mengistu is too black and poor for the Israeli government to care and too Israeli for the international community to care.
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