Former hostage on killing of his Gaza captor: ‘Have fun in hell’

Former hostage Rom Braslavski reacts to the killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist Talal al-Aal in the Gaza Strip this week, telling him to “have fun in hell.”

The IDF and Shin Bet announced earlier that a strike on Sunday killed al-Aal, who had held hostages in Gaza during the war.

“This is Talal Abd al-Aal. Or as I know him — Abu Yusuf. This is the man who weighed 100 kilograms and jumped on my neck while I was malnourished,” Braslavski writes on Instagram, in a post that includes a video of him being informed of the terrorist’s killing.

“This is the man who forced me, while my hands and feet were tied and my body was covered in bruises, very close to death, to open my mouth and spat into it,” he says.

“This is the commander who was in charge of me and led the terrorist cell that held me captive for an entire year. This is the commander who gave the order: Tie up Abu Salem (me) and abuse him,” the post continues.

“This is the man who, under his orders and with his own hands, abused me and almost killed me several times. This is him,” Braslavski writes.

“Remember when you told me to pass a message to the Shin Bet? That you give a middle finger to the UAV and that you weren’t afraid of them? The message has been delivered. Have fun in hell, you son of a ****,” he adds.