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Trip to Family Ends in Ambush (Image Credits: Flickr)
Las Vegas – A couple who endured separate Hamas kidnappings during the October 7 attacks detailed their traumas and triumphs before an emotional crowd at a Summerlin school last week.
Trip to Family Ends in Ambush
Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov traveled from northern Israel to Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 6, 2023, to visit his parents. Their relationship had faltered recently, yet Cohen saw the getaway as a chance to reconnect amid others. Troufanov hesitated that evening, an unease he could not explain.
They spent the night with a friend and watched a film about abduction and violence. Early the next morning, sirens pierced the air as rockets rained down. Hundreds of Hamas militants breached the community, which saw over 1,200 Israelis killed and 250 abducted that day, mostly civilians.[1][2]
The pair hid under a bed until gunmen burst in. Troufanov rose with hands raised before one assailant. “I stood up in front of one terrorist with my hands up. He immediately pointed his rifle at me, and I was just waiting to see the rounds pierce my chest, but it didn’t happen,” he recalled.
Months of Darkness and Solitude
Troufanov suffered brutal injuries during his abduction: his left leg snapped in half, a shoulder stab wound, and a rifle blow that split his head. Guards shuttled him between apartments on meager rations like a few dates daily before consigning him to an underground cage in Gaza’s tunnel…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-02-16 21:37:00
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