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Released Israeli Hostage Says He Was Sexually Assaulted in Gaza Captivity

Rom Braslavski, one of the last hostages freed under a US-brokered ceasefire, alleges sexual assault and torture by Palestinian Islamic Jihad; UN reports confirm sexual violence in the conflict.

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In an interview with Israeli TV, Rom Braslavski described how he was stripped naked and tied up by members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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Rome Braslavski was a Hamas hostage in the Gaza Strip for over two years. In an interview, the musician describes sexualised violence. Thus, for the first time, a male survivor talks about such abuse.

·Berlin, Germany
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Rom Braslavski, one of the 20 Israeli hostages released by Hamas on October 13 with the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, recounts in a television interview how...

·Madrid, Spain
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Rom Braslavski is one of the first Israeli hostages released as part of the recent ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. He was only 19 years old and spent more than two years as a prisoner in the Gaza Strip. In an interview with the Israeli channel Channel 13, relayed by CNN, he describes a daily hell, made of deprivation, humiliation and terror. "They took away all my clothes – underwear included," he says. "They tied me while I was completely n…

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El Mundo broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
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