‘Everything’s fine…I’m coming, thief” – Freed hostage Bar Kupershtein reports stolen car

Kupershtein said the inconvenience of filing a police report was insignificant compared with the ordeal he endured in Gaza.

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News

Bar Kupershtein, who survived Hamas captivity, reported Sunday that his car had been broken into during the night, saying the intruder shattered a window and made off with his phone. He described discovering the damage early in the morning and recalled thinking, “They broke the window and stole my phone. And you know what? Everything’s fine, thank God.”

Kupershtein told followers he was choosing to focus on perspective rather than frustration. He said the inconvenience of filing a police report was insignificant compared with the ordeal he endured in Gaza. In his words, he prefers to “look at the glass half full,” and is grateful that his day involves routine matters rather than being trapped underground and worrying about food. He said that while the situation was unpleasant, he still regarded it as “more interesting” than the circumstances he faced during captivity, adding again, “Thank God.”

A short time later, he posted an update saying he had located the phone through its tracking feature and found that it appeared to be in Petah Tikva. “I’m coming, thief,” he wrote, signaling he intended to pursue the matter.

Kupershtein, upon his release, reported having been beaten severely and starved during his captivity.

His mother, Julie, reported how despite his suffering, her son fixed electricity, dug a waste pit and a water channel, and prepared areas where hostages could rest.

Like many other captives, Kupershtein credited religious practice and faith for giving him strength while under the control of Hamas in Gaza. Once, when he was supposed to have been in a house that was blown up, Kupershtein expressed his gratitude by mentally pledging to donate 200 shekels to charity upon his release.