The Islamic Jihad terrorist group has released a video showing Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, asserting that the footage was recorded prior to the loss of communication with his captors.
Rom’s mother, Tami, delivered a desperate plea: “I demand to speak with the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister, and the IDF Chief of Staff, now,” she said. “They don’t even call me on the phone.
“They broke my child. I want him home now,” she continued. “I want a meeting with them now, now, a four-way meeting. All of them and I. I know that Rom doesn’t cry. If he’s crying, it’s because they tortured him. Look how he looks, skinny, a stick. Crying. All of his bones are showing. Don’t cry for the children in Gaza. Cry for Rom. Have mercy on the hostages. My little boy is crying. What is this? What is this suffering?”
Roughly ten days ago, Islamic Jihad issued a statement alleging that communication had been severed with the group responsible for guarding Braslavski.
“We demand a meeting with one of the senior officials – the IDF Chief of Staff, the Minister of Defense, or the Prime Minister. They have not responded, answered, or acknowledged our messages, and they have not updated or involved us as a family. Gal Hirsch was the only one who responded and answered, but he does not have the answers or the information to give us. No one is getting back to us,” the family declared.
In a written statement released on behalf of the family, they expressed deep frustration: “We want to know where our son is. We want the responsible parties to sit with us and explain the situation to us, not just provide partial information and partial truths. No one knows where Rom is. Neither the IDF nor Islamic Jihad know anything. The only thing we know is that he was held alone.”
Nineteen-year-old Rom Braslavski, a resident of Pisgat Ze’ev, had been working as a security guard at the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im when the massacre occurred. Eyewitness accounts recall his bravery, as he risked his life to protect and evacuate dozens of attendees during the attack.
{Matzav.com Israel}
