Hostage’s father: ‘I have nothing to lose,’ will do ‘extreme things’ if needed

Ofir Braslavski, the father of hostage Rom Braslavski, tells Channel 12 that he is prepared to do “extreme things” to free his son.

“It can’t be that after we see him dying — my child — and tortured, we are carrying on as normal, as if nothing happened,” he says in an interview this morning. “It’s inconceivable, I can’t understand it.”

Last month, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group released footage of Rom Braslavski, appearing emaciated and in dire medical condition. At a mass rally for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal on Tuesday,  his father called the video reminiscent of “the horrors of the Holocaust, seeing him tortured, suffering.”

In today’s interview, Ofir says he will not rule out any action to free his son.

“I can’t be silent anymore, and I’ll tell you: Anything I can do, I will do,” he says. “I don’t care. Anything I can do, I will, and even extreme things if I need to. I have nothing to lose.”

The government has indicated that it is not accepting a temporary ceasefire deal on the table that would free 10 living hostages, and will proceed with a military offensive in Gaza City while pressing for a comprehensive deal to end the war.