Freed hostage Romi Gonen on sexual assault by Hamas: 'He put a gun to my head and said he'd kill me if I told anyone'
Gonen - who spent 471 in captivity in the Gaza Strip - told Channel 12 that she was sexually assaulted several times by various men and 'to varying degrees of severity'
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Gonen - who spent 471 in captivity in the Gaza Strip - told Channel 12 that she was sexually assaulted several times by various men and 'to varying degrees of severity'
Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen Credit: Screengrab from Channel 12's 'Uvda' show.
Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen Credit: Screengrab from Channel 12's 'Uvda' show.
December 26, 2025
Former Israeli hostage Romi Gonen says that was sexually assaulted several times by various men and "to varying degrees of severity," while in Hamas captivity.
Gonen, who was released on January 19 after being held for 471 days in Gaza, made the comments in an interview with Channel 12's "Uvda" show broadcast on.
"The next question that comes to everyone's mind is: Were you harassed? I also think that no one asks it mainly because no one wants to hear the answer," she said.
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According to Gonen, she was first assaulted on her fourth day in the Gaza Strip by a nurse from the medical team that was supposed to assist her:
"I went in to shower and he allowed himself to enter the shower with me – because he is a nurse and he'll help me in the shower. I was wounded and I had no power over them. And I was in a situation where there was nothing I could do; he took everything from me."
