A screenshot from a video showing Alexander Trufanov.
A screenshot from a video showing Alexander Troufanov.
  • Palestinian Islamic Jihad released videos of the hostage Alexander Troufanov.
  • Troufanov, an Amazon cloud engineer, was abducted by Hamas on October 7.
  • Around 240 people were taken hostage in the terror attacks, many still captive months later.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad released two videos this week showing Russian-Israeli hostage Alexander Troufanov, an Amazon cloud engineer.

The videos prompted Troufanov's family to call on Israeli officials to do more to secure his release.