Released Israeli hostage says he was sexually assaulted in Gaza captivity
He is the first man held hostage to allege publicly that he was sexually assaulted.
"It was sexual violence, and its main purpose was humiliation. Its goal was to humiliate me, to crush my dignity," he said.
In an interview with Channel 13's Hazinor programme, Rom Braslavski, 21, described being stripped naked and tied up by members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
A former Israeli hostage who was released last month has told Israeli TV that he was sexually assaulted during his two years in captivity in Gaza.
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Rom Braslavski was on leave from his ser
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