Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent a message to employees saying he was “incredibly relieved” that Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov was released from Hamas captivity after being held hostage for nearly 500 days.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in the message to employees that Sasha Troufanov, along with his mother, grandmother and girlfriend, was abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas. The

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy expressed relief after the release of AWS employee Alexander Troufanov, held captive by Hamas since October 2023. Despite criticism for its silence, Amazon worked behind the scenes to aid his family. The release occurred amid a ...

Amazon previously faced criticism for not publicly commenting on the abduction of Alexander 'Sasha' Troufanov.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sent a message to employees saying he was "incredibly relieved" that Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov was released from Hamas captivity after being held hostage for nearly 500 days.

Jassy wrote to Amazon employees regarding the release on February 15, saying: "I’m incredibly relieved to share the news that our AWS teammate, Sasha Troufanov, who had been held hostage since the October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel, has been released from captivity."

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Troufanov, an engineer at Amazon, immigrated to Israel from the ... released as part of a previous hostage-prisoner exchange with Hamas in November 2023. Horn, 46, was born in Argentina and ...

Shem Tov, from the Israeli city of Herzliya, was abducted from the Nova music festival with his friends Maya and Itay Regev, former captives who were released in November 2023. He's a passionate musician and DJ, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.