JERUSALEM (VINnews) – A former Israeli hostage on Tuesday reacted with satisfaction to the killing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist who held and abused him in Gaza for nearly a year, telling his captor to “have fun in hell.”

Rom Braslavski, who was freed from captivity, posted a detailed account on Instagram following the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security service’s announcement that a strike on Sunday killed Talal al-Aal, also known as Abu Yusuf. Al-Aal had commanded the terrorist cell that held Braslavski captive.

“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 wrote, accompanying the post with a video of him being informed of the terrorist’s death.

Braslavski described repeated physical and psychological abuse at the hands of al-Aal and those under his command.

“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 said. “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.”

He added: “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 recalled a message al-Aal had once asked him to relay to Israeli security services.

“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 ****,” Braslavski wrote.

The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed the strike that eliminated al-Aal, though they have not publicly detailed the operation. Braslavski was among the hostages taken during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and held for approximately one year before his release.