Freed hostage Rom Braslavski on Tuesday rejoiced at the news that the Islamic Jihad terrorist who held and abused him in captivity had been killed in a recent strike by the Israel Defense forces, telling him to “Have fun in hell.”

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday the killing of three senior terror operatives, including figures closely involved in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, one of whom subsequently held Israeli captives whom terrorists kidnapped during the rampage.

Among them was Talel Abd al-Aal, who held several roles in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group, and was killed in a strike in southern Gaza on Sunday, according to a a joint statement from the IDF and Shin Bet.

“Al-Aal commanded a cell of terrorists that invaded Israel and took part in the October 7 massacre,” the military said, adding that during the subsequent war he held hostages who were in PIJ’s captivity.

The IDF in recent months has been ramping up strikes on terror operatives in Gaza, including several October 7 terrorists, saying they posed a threat to Israeli forces.

Braslavski, sharing a video of him being informed of his captor’s killing, described how he burst into tears after receiving the news that “changed my life.”

pic.twitter.com/4wrjnegETk — Rom Braslavski (@RomBraslavski) June 30, 2026

pic.twitter.com/4wrjnegETk

— Rom Braslavski (@RomBraslavski) June 30, 2026

“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,” he wrote.

“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,” Braslavski continued.

“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 went on.

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

In conclusion, Braslavski wrote: “Remember when you told me to pass a message to the Shin Bet? That you gave a middle finger to the drones and that you weren’t afraid of them? The message has been delivered. Have fun in hell, you son of a ****.”

Braslavski, who was freed in October after two years of captivity in Gaza, was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, while working as a security guard at the Nova music festival near Re’im. Over 370 people were killed when terrorists stormed the festival and carried out acts of brutality and sexual assault, and........

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