Overview
- In a Channel 13 interview, Braslavski, 21, said captors stripped him naked, tied him, starved him and assaulted him to “crush” his dignity.
- He said he was held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which earlier released footage of him emaciated and now rejects his sexual assault allegation as “incorrect.”
- Braslavski was abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023 and freed on October 13, 2025 under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and prisoner exchange.
- He was among the final 20 living hostages released as Israel freed roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and Gaza detainees in return.
- UN experts previously reported “clear and convincing” information that some hostages were sexually abused, and Israeli authorities say related investigations continue.