Russian and Israeli citizen Alexander Trufanov, released after almost 500 days in Hamas captivity as part of a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip on February 15, with his mother Yelena and girlfriend Sapir Cohen talks to the media during an event celebrating the birth of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in Moscow, Russia. Yelena Trufanova and Sapir Cohen were kidnapped by the terror group from Kibbutz Nir Oz alongside Alexander Trufanov and his grandmother on October 7, 2023. Three women were released as part of the November 2023 hostage deals. Trufanov's father, Vitaly, was killed in the Hamas attack.
- Package: Russia Religion Rebbe's Birth
- Categories: Human Interest
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 08.04.2025
- Date published: 09.04.2025
- Author: Alexey Maishev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 7682x5121px, 22.1Mb
- Job-ID: c33ee184df8febee