Gaza Survivor Rom Breslavski Describes Oct. 7 And Captivity: ‘I Saw Atrocities With My Own Eyes’

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rom Breslavski, a survivor of Hamas captivity who was held in Gaza for two years, spoke on Sunday night at a conference of the “Brothers of Italy” party, at the invitation of Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.

Breslavski recounted with pain and courage the horrors he endured during his captivity, beginning with a harrowing description of October 7th. “When I was kidnapped, I saw the atrocities with my own eyes. I saw the massacre. I saw young, beautiful women lying on the ground, riddled with bullets. Blood covered the entire area. I saw inside a large yellow dumpster a pile of bodies — women, elderly people, and small children — covered in blood. They were murdered and slaughtered simply for being Israelis and Jews.”

He then spoke about the mental and physical abuse he experienced in captivity: “The Islamic Jihad murdered me mentally and physically every single day. My life was destroyed.” He described the complex rehabilitative process he is undergoing, noting that some other survivors he knows have lost the ability to function normally after being released. “I know hostages who returned and can no longer communicate, who have lost their minds. This captivity is unfit for any living beings, certainly not for human beings.”

שורד השבי רום ברסלבסקי בכנס של מפלגת השלטון באיטליה: “הג’האד האסלאמי רצח אותי נפשית ופיזית במשך כל יום”, עוד הוסיף, שהוא “מכיר חטופים שחזרו ולא יכולים לתקשר״ • צפו בקטע מדבריו pic.twitter.com/szwZm2sE3b

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He concluded his remarks with a message of hope: “Two months ago I was still inside Gaza, 40 meters underground, wearing torn clothes, after not showering for at least a month and not eating for an entire day. And today, look at the suit I’m wearing. The wheel has turned, and only thanks to the miracles G-d performed for me.”