The surprising request of the former hostage: "I must get to Gilad Shalit"

Former hostage Rom Breslavsky publicly reached out to Gilad Shalit, asking to meet him. He called Shalit 'the king of hostages' and asked his followers to help him make contact for an episode of his podcast. Breslavsky, who recently criticized the finance minister, expressed willingness to sacrifice a great deal for the meeting.

Former hostage Rom Breslavsky publicly reached out to Gilad Shalit, asking to meet him. On his X account, Breslavsky called Shalit 'the king of hostages' and asked his followers to help him make contact. He wrote that he 'urgently needs to get to Gilad Shalit' and that he is 'willing to sacrifice a great deal' for a meeting with him for an episode of his podcast. Breslavsky, himself a former hostage, recently criticized Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Gilad Shalit was released from captivity in October 2011 after five years and four months, and has since maintained his privacy.