Freed hostage Rom Braslavsky says in a new interview that he would not have been able to continue living had he not received word that the terrorist who held him captive had been killed. Braslavsky also discusses the challenges of returning to daily life, according to the Channel 14 interview.
Rom Braslavsky, who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 738 days before being freed in a 2025 ceasefire deal, has given a new interview to Channel 14 in which he describes the emotional impact of learning that his captor was eliminated. 'I wouldn't have been able to go on living if I hadn't received that message,' he said, referring to the killing of the terrorist who held him. Braslavsky also opened up about the difficulties of readjusting to daily life after captivity. As The Zioneer has previously reported, he has spoken publicly about his ongoing struggle with PTSD and the psychological toll of his ordeal. The identity of the eliminated terrorist was not specified in this interview, though prior reports indicated that a Hamas terrorist who held and ordered abuse of Braslavsky had been killed.
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