(live here with the kidnapped) - After 55 days, during which Sapir Cohen of Kiryat Ata was held captive by Hamas in Gaza, she was released last night, Thursday, 30/11/23, along with 7 other women. Sapir was kidnapped together with her partner, Alex (Sasha) Trupanov from his parents' home in Nir Oz. Sasha is still a prisoner of Hamas.
When the Hamas attack began on Black Sabbath, 07/10/2023, Sapir and Sasha were on a family visit for Simchat Torah at Sasha's parents in Nir Oz. The family hid together in the MMD, but the terrorists broke in. Sasha's father, Vitali, was murdered, and Sapir, Sasha, mother Yelena Trupanov and her grandmother Irena Teti were captured. The day before Sapir was released, Sasha's mother and grandmother were released to Israel.

Until the last few days, there were two prisoners in Kiryat Ata held by Hamas: Sapir and the late Ofir Zarfati. The municipality of Kiryat Ata hung signs in recent weeks with the pictures of both of them, calling for their release and to return them home as soon as possible. Two days ago, Elad's family received the hard news that he was murdered. A day later Sapir returned home.
After the abduction of Sapir and Sasha, their friends set up HML to find information about the couple. After a few days, a video arrived, in which it appeared that Sapir was being taken to Gaza on a motorcycle. A trace done on the couple's phones showed that they were in Gaza.
Sapir and Sasha moved in together in Tel Aviv a month before the Iron Swords War broke out. They came to visit their parents for the holiday at Kibbutz Nir Oz and were abducted from there.