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GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas released a video on Tuesday showing what they said was an Israeli citizen being held captive in the Gaza Strip. The unverified images of the man are the first since his capture in the area in 2014. The undated video shows a man identified by Hamas as Israeli civilian, Avera Mengistu, sitting in front of a blank wall and speaking for about 10 seconds, asking Israel for help. Its release seemed to be an effort to pressure Israel into making a prisoner swap. Mengistu, who according to his family suffers from mental health issues, crossed …