Overview
- Braslavski, 21, says Palestinian Islamic Jihad captors stripped him, tied him while naked, and starved him during more than two years in captivity.
- He describes the abuse as sexual violence intended to humiliate him and crush his dignity, calling the experience “another hell.”
- He is the first male former hostage to publicly report sexual assault during Gaza captivity, adding to earlier accounts from female survivors.
- Islamic Jihad had previously released footage showing him emaciated; Channel 13’s Hazinor is set to air his full interview on Thursday.
- He was abducted from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023 and freed last month under a US-brokered ceasefire, as a UN report cited clear evidence of sexual abuse of hostages.