Former hostage Guy Gilboadalal speaks at press conference and confesses to sexual assault while in captivity

Gai Gilboadalal (25), an Israeli who was abducted in a raid by the Palestinian Islamic organization Hamas and held hostage for two years, held a press conference at the country's embassy in Tokyo on the 5th. Three years ago after the surprise attack, she confessed that she had been sexually assaulted. "The victim is never responsible," he said.

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Gilboadalal, who was at the outdoor music festival venue where the most casualties occurred, was taken to the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza and held in tunnels with poor sanitary conditions until he was released on October 13th last year. Looking back on those days as days of fear, hunger, and abuse, he emphasized, ``I want to tell (the victims) that they are never alone. I don't want anyone to go through something like this.'' He said he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and that his dream was to return to a normal life.