US EditionFreed Israeli Hostage Says He Faced Sexual Violence in Gaza Captivity, TV Reports
Rom Braslavski, 21, says Palestinian militants used sexual violence and beatings to humiliate hostages, the first male victim to speak publicly about abuse in Gaza captivity.
- On Thursday, Rom Braslavski, 21, former Israeli hostage, said he endured sexual violence during two years in Gaza, becoming the first male hostage to publicly accuse militants after at least four women spoke out.
- Abducted on October 7, 2023, Rom Braslavski was taken from the Nova music festival and held by Palestinian militants including Islamic Jihad amid attacks killing 1,200 people and seizing 251 hostages.
- He described being stripped, tied, and beaten, saying `It was sexual violence, and its main purpose was humiliation. Its goal was to humiliate me, to crush my dignity,` while a video showed him skeletal and in pain, Reuters reported.
- An Islamic Jihad official called Braslavski's allegation `incorrect` without elaboration, and Hamas denied the claims, while an Israeli government spokesperson described the account as `living testimony` and said Israel is investigating dozens of suspected abuse cases but denies systematic abuse.
- UN experts reported clear and convincing information that some hostages suffered sexual violence, and Braslavski was among the last 20 living hostages freed on October 13 as part of a ceasefire deal.
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Report: Released Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski says captors sexually assaulted him
Braslavski, who was taken hostage while working security at the Nova music festival, shared details of his captivity, including starvation and an offer to convert to Islam in exchange for food, which he refused
US President Donald Trump has invited 20 hostages, who were released on October 13 under a peace deal with the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, to visit the White House, Israeli media reported today.
A newly released Israeli hostage has claimed he was subjected to a "horrific" and humiliating sexual assault while being held captive in Gaza. Rom Braslavski, who was working as a security guard when he was kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, said in an interview with Channel 13's "Hazinor" that he was stripped naked and tied up while being held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, foreign media reports, Telegrafi reports. He is the fi…
Rome Braslavski spent over two years in hostage detention in the Gaza Strip. In a TV interview he describes with tears how he was sexually abused by the Islamists in order to humiliate him. He had "meet the devil."
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