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Freed hostage Rom Braslavsky recalls first moments after rescue: 'Just wanted to see the sky'

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In an interview linked on social media, former hostage Rom Braslavsky described his first moments after being rescued from captivity in Gaza: arriving at the Re'im site in southern Israel and having only one thing on his mind — seeing the sky. The full interview is available via a video link.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Rom Braslavsky, freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza, shared new details of his first moments after rescue in an interview posted to social media. Upon arriving at the Re'im gathering site in southern Israel, Braslavsky said the only thing that mattered to him was to see the open sky — a simple act denied him during his long months in captivity. The interview, available in full via a YouTube link (https://youtu.be/4XAR7_PgHfA), adds a personal, psychological dimension to his release story. As The Zioneer previously reported, Braslavsky also recounted earlier this month that a guard threatened to kill him minutes before his handover to the Red Cross, and later met US President Donald Trump at the White House to express gratitude for his release. No new security implications emerged from this interview; it is a firsthand, reflective account of the emotional aftermath of rescue.

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