Overview

• The video released July 31 shows 21-year-old Rom Braslavski emaciated, frail and tearful with visible signs of abuse, and it was filmed days before communication with his captors ceased.
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad has remained silent since the footage emerged, cutting off all contact and deepening fears over Braslavski’s condition.
• His mother, Tami Braslavski, has demanded an immediate meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir to press for his rescue and medical treatment.
• Egyptian, Qatari and U.S.-mediated talks are ongoing to secure hostage releases and a Gaza ceasefire, but families say stalled negotiations prolong captives’ suffering.
• Hostage advocacy groups warn that Braslavski is receiving no food or medicine in captivity and risks being ‘forgotten’ as global attention centers on Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.