The "Jihad" movement released a new video today, Tuesday, showing hostage Alexander Trofanov, known as "Sasha," in Gaza. The 30-second video is undated, and there is no additional information indicating when it was filmed.
In the brief clip, Trofanov introduces himself and states that he will "talk in the coming days about what happened to him and the other hostages in Gaza." He concludes his message with the words "Be patient."
Trofanov was taken hostage on October 7 from the Gaza envelope area along with his mother, grandmother, and girlfriend. The three women were released in a hostage deal in late November, while his father, Vitaly Trofanov, was killed in a Hamas attack.
Previously, Hamas and Jihad have released similar videos of hostages they are holding in Gaza. Armed factions in Gaza have announced multiple times that several hostages have been killed in ongoing Israeli attacks on the strip for more than seven months.
