Yelena Trupanov

Freed November 29, 2023

Yelena Trupanov and her mother Irena Tati endured over seven weeks of captivity in Gaza, held by Hamas, before being released.

Yelena's son Sasha remains in captivity; her husband Vitaly was murdered by Hamas. Their home, Kibbutz Nir Oz, was once a vibrant community; it is now marred by the physical destruction of its infrastructure, including bullet-riddled communal areas and burned-out buildings. The kibbutz's close proximity to the Gaza border made it one of the hardest-hit areas during the hostilities, with a significant portion of its population affected through death, kidnapping, or displacement.