It turned out how the Russian captive of Hamas ended up in Israel

“There was no one to bury Irina Tatti’s son-in-law”

Among the Hamas hostages was 73-year-old children’s doctor from Rostov-on-Don Irina Tatti with her daughter and grandson. The head of the Rostov Jewish Community, Mikhail Potapov, told what is known about the family at the moment.

Irina Tatti moved from Russia to Israel about four years ago. Before this, the woman worked as a physiatrist in a tuberculosis dispensary, and then in a children’s clinic in Rostov-on-Don.

– We learned about Irina Alexandrovna’s disappearance 10 days ago. We were informed by Rostovites who live in Israel,” says Mikhail Potapov. – In addition, Tatti has a close friend in Israel who is now in contact with the authorities. We get the latest information from her.

Hamas hostages along with Irina are her daughter Elena and grandson Sasha. Son-in-law Vitaly died in a militant attack.

“The family lived near the border with the Gaza Strip,” the interlocutor continues. – Irina Alexandrovna’s son-in-law could not be identified for a long time. Only recently identified. On October 31, his funeral took place, where almost no one came. Because virtually his entire family is in captivity. He no longer had loved ones in Israel. He himself is a native of Rostov. It is unknown whether he has any relatives left in Russia.

Potapov himself personally knows Irina Tatti. The woman often visited the Rostov Jewish community.

– Irina Aleksandrovna is a modest, quiet woman. She came to the community, we talked about general topics, she didn’t talk much about herself. Therefore, I was not aware of her personal life.

– Why did she decide to move to Israel?

– Apart from his daughter, who had already moved there a long time ago, he had no one else. When Irina Aleksandrovna retired after many years of work in medicine, she decided to be closer to her family. Living alone is such a pleasure.