Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Friday released a new propaganda video of Israeli hostage Sasha Trupanov, abducted during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The video, the second in just days, appears to be part of the terrorist group’s psychological warfare campaign.
In the latest clip, Trupanov is seen sitting in front of an image of Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri and pleading with the ultra-Orthodox lawmaker to lobby for his release. Trupanov’s family has not authorized the release of the video or its contents.
Sign of life from hostage Sasha Trupanov in PIJ clip released Wednesday
In an earlier video published Wednesday, Trupanov addressed his family and described the harsh conditions of his captivity. “It’s been a year here in captivity, a year of food and water shortages, no electricity. Even basic hygiene products like soap and shampoo are gone. I have developed a skin problem due to this situation,” he said. Trupanov called on Israelis to remember the hostages, adding, “When you eat or drink, think of us — we don’t have that luxury.”
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Trupanov's mother Elena, girlfriend Sapir Cohen and grandmother Irena Tati were released in November last year as part of a prisoner-hostage exchange deal
Reading from a script that was likely dictated to him by his captors, the 29-year-old referred to himself as a “prisoner” and mentioned the plight of Gaza’s residents, saying, “When you make it difficult for them, you also make it difficult for us.”
Trupanov, a resident of Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza border during the October 7 terrorist attack alongside his mother Elena, grandmother Irina Tati and his girlfriend Sapir Cohen, who have been released as part of a prisoner-hostage exchange in November of last year. His father Vitaliy was murdered by terrorists during the attack.
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