‘Prayed for it to stop’: Freed Israeli hostage recounts captivity in Gaza; security guard alleges ‘horrific’ sexual assault

A recently freed Israeli hostage, Rom Braslavski, has publicly detailed horrific sexual assault and humiliation during his captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The 21-year-old security guard described being stripped naked and subjected to abuse intended to crush his dignity. Braslavski is the first male hostage to come forward with such allegations.