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Ex-hostages Rom and Sasha have emotional reunion: 'Last time we met was in trunk of a car in Gaza'

A year and a half after spending two days together in captivity in Rafah before being 'cruelly separated', Rom Braslavski and Sasha Troufanov met in Israel; 'Sasha, you were a big brother to me inside captivity and an important anchor, and you’re always in my heart'

ynet | 11.26.25

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski slams government for neglect: ‘I’m abandoned by the state’

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski says Netanyahu and Ben Gvir haven’t contacted him; suffering severe trauma, he says the state mocks survivors, while citizen donations keep him going: 'About 10 panic attacks a day. I love you, people of Israel'

ynet | 11.17.25

Former hostage reveals sexual abuse during 738 days of captivity in Gaza

Rom Braslavski, kidnapped from the Nova festival and held by Islamic Jihad, says captors stripped and tied him naked to humiliate him; 'It was the most horrific thing. It's something even the Nazis didn't do,' he says

ynet | 11.05.25

Rom Braslavski: 'My only strength in captivity was knowing I was there for being Jewish'

Freed hostage says his Jewish identity gave him strength during 738 days in captivity under Islamic Jihad; speaking from the hospital, he recalls religious abuse, harsh conditions and urges Israelis to strengthen their unity and faith

Shilo Freid | 10.16.25

אבינתן אור יוסף חיים אוחנה רום ברסלבסקי בר קופרשטיין

Families reveal hostages’ secret military service after release from Hamas captivity

For two years, relatives of freed hostages kept their loved ones’ military pasts secret to protect them; Now, as the last hostages return, families share stories of how soldiers hid their service from their captors in Gaza.

Gal Ganot | 10.16.25

Mother of freed hostage says son was tortured, pressured to convert to Islam

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski was tortured, denied basic needs and pressured to convert to Islam by Islamic Jihad captors, mother Tami says; terrorists promised food if he renounced Judaism and falsely told him Israel had been bombed and nearly destroyed by Iran

Or Hadar | 10.15.25

'Seven men in a pit': Freed hostage Yosef Chaim Ohana's father reveals horrific abuse by Hamas

Avi Ohana says his son managed to hide his military background from the Hamas terrorists who held him captive in Gaza for nearly two years

Shilo Freid, Yoav Zitun, Itamar Eichner, Eitan Glickman, Gal Ganot | 10.15.25

UEFA blocks banners calling for return of hostage Rom Braslavski

Rom's brother Amit called the move 'hypocrisy and antisemitism,' noting the organization had allowed other humanitarian banners just a day earlier

Nadav Zenziper | 08.14.25

קובי ועידית אהל, הוריו של אלון שנמצא בשבי חמאס בעזה

Hostage's father: 'My grandfather left Auschwitz weighing 30 kgs, has the Holocaust returned?'

After seeing disturbing new footage of other hostages, the family of Alon Ohel says his likely condition mirrors Holocaust trauma; with no image of him released, they ask: Will Israel act only when it’s visible?

Lihi Gordon | 08.05.25

Hamas has time, the hostages don’t: Gaza war goals must change

Opinion: As Hamas releases harrowing footage of visibly malnourished hostages, Israeli leaders face growing calls to prioritize immediate rescue; With lives hanging in the balance, pressure builds for a swift shift from negotiation to humanitarian intervention—before irreversible damage is done

Ron Ben-Yishai | 08.05.25

The lives of hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski are in danger, a report says

Reminiscent of starvation during the Holocaust: chilling report says hostages on verge of death

Medical report from Hostages and Missing Families Forum states: The Gaza hostages are on the verge of death from deliberate starvation by Hamas; Rom and Eviatar have lost about half of their body weight, their fat percentages have collapsed below 5%: they are 'living skeletons'; Report describes how they survive days without food, suffer from diseases and infections, and are in danger of physical and mental collapse in the face of captors who deliberately eat in front of them

Lihi Gordon | 08.04.25

סרטון אות החיים של רום ברסלבסקי שאושר על ידי משפחתו

Father of hostage Rom Braslavski: 'He's dying in front of my eyes'

Ofir Braslavski urges Israeli leaders to pursue a deal over military action and criticizes the international silence and lack of updates from officials

Shilo Freid, Alexandra Lukash | 08.04.25

Hostage Rom Braslavski seen emaciated, pleading for help in new video

In edited video released by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Braslavski, 22, pleads for food, water and rescue; family shares footage showing him emaciated and in distress, warning he's 'on the verge of death' after nearly two years in captivity in Gaza | viewer discretion advised

Lihi Gordon | 08.03.25

Government had prior knowledge of hostages' deteriorating health, officials say

Security officials warned top ministers of hostages’ severe decline before release of disturbing footage; 'No one told us anything,' says Rom Braslavski’s father; Evyatar David’s sister adds: 'I cried from shock'

Itamar Eichner, Lihi Gordon | 08.03.25

סרטון אות חיים של אביתר דוד שמאושר לפרסום על ידי משפחתו

Ignoring Israeli suffering: New York Times slammed for silence on horrific hostage videos

Graphic videos of suffering hostages spark accusations of media bias after outlets gave the footage little attention; critics contrast this with the paper’s high-profile, yet flawed, Gaza starvation coverage; 'If this were a Palestinian soldier held by Israel, it would be front-page news'

Daniela Ginzburg | 08.03.25

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