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Saturday, February 15, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 15, 2025
PIJ releases propaganda video of Sasha Troufanov hours before his slated release
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Sasha Troufanov, 27, was taken hostage along with his family and girlfriend Sapir Cohen on October 7, 2023 (courtesy)
Hours before he is set to be freed, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group publishes a propaganda video showing hostage Sasha Troufanov.
The video shows Troufanov walking on the coast of the Gaza Strip, as well as fishing.
He is also seen writing a note in the video, apparently thanking his captors, something Hamas and Islamic Jihad have forced hostages to do before releasing them.
Troufanov’s family has requested that media outlets not publish the video or stills from it.
Troufanov is set to be released tomorrow alongside Sagui Dekel-Chen and Yair Horn, who are being held by Hamas.
