Tammy Braslavski, the mother of hostage Rom Braslavski, said Friday she believes her son is still alive. Her remarks followed the release of a video by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which claimed the footage was recorded two days before contact with his captors was lost.

Tammy Braslavski, the mother of hostage Rom Braslavski, said Friday she believes her son is still alive. Her remarks followed the release of a video by Palestinian Islamic Jihad,…

The family of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski authorized the release on Sunday of sections of a video distributed by Islamic Jihad on Thursday in which he appears emaciated,…