After speaking with her by phone, Sasha Troufanov, one of the three hostages released from Hamas captivity today, reunites with his grandmother Irena Tati at the Sheba-Tel Hashomer Medical Center.
Footage shows a smiling Troufanov walking out of an elevator in the hospital alongside his mother, before seeing Irina and running to her. They embrace and converse in Russian, then sit on a bed in his hospital room and continue talking.
Released hostage Sasha Troufanov, right, reunites with his grandmother Irena Tati at the Sheba-Tel Hashomer Medical Center, February 15, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
Troufanov, 29, was abducted on October 7, 2023, along with his mother Yelena, grandmother Irena, and girlfriend Sapir Cohen. His father, Vitaly Troufanov, was killed during the onslaught.
Hamas released the three women in November 2023 as part of a weeklong truce.
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