Ahead of his scheduled release on Saturday, the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization on Friday evening published a video of Sasha Trufanov in which he is seen walking on the beach in Gaza, fishing, and writing a thank you letter to the military wing of Islamic Jihad.

At the request of the family, Arutz Sheva-Israel National News will not publish the video.

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