A former Hamas captive who was held by the terror group for more than a decade was finally released from Ichilov Hospital on Tuesday, after spending nearly five months at the medical center.

Avera Mengistu, 38, crossed from Israel into the Gaza Strip in 2014 while experiencing an acute psychiatric episode.

Mengistu, who suffers from mental illness, was captured by Hamas and endured torture and starvation during his 10 years in captivity.