Hamas Committed Rape Against Israelis, Hostages

Based on information gathered by investigators from multiple independent sources, conflict-related sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred in at least three locations around Gaza during the October 7 attack. There are reasonable grounds to believe that this has occurred. place. At various locations during the October 7 attack, the mission team encountered several bodies, mostly women, naked or semi-naked from the waist down, with their hands tied and shot multiple times, often in the head. It was discovered that it had been recovered. Although circumstantial, this pattern of undressing and restraining victims may indicate some type of sexual violence.

There are reasonable grounds to believe that multiple incidents of sexual violence have occurred in and around the Nova Music Festival in which victims have been raped or gang-raped and subsequently murdered or killed during the rape. Reliable sources say the bodies of murdered people, mostly women, were found naked from the waist down, some with their hands tied behind their backs, and many shot in the head. On Road 232, there are credible reports of rape of two women by armed men based on eyewitness accounts. Other reported rape cases could not be confirmed within the allotted time. The team also found a pattern of people being restrained, naked or semi-naked from the waist down, along Road 232, and in some cases tied to structures such as trees or pillars. At Kibbutz Remu, the research team also examined rape cases. He saw the woman outside the air raid shelter and heard about other rape allegations that have yet to be confirmed.

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Regarding hostages, the mission team has received clear and convincing evidence that some people have been subjected to various forms of sexual violence related to the conflict, including rape, sexual torture, and sexually cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. We have discovered powerful information, and we have discovered that there are reasonable grounds for believing such things. Violence may continue.

The report said it found no evidence of widely circulated claims of sexual violence, including claims that terrorists tore open pregnant women’s bellies and stabbed their fetuses. It also found that while affirming the broader claims, other claims lacked evidence.

Patten also claimed that some Palestinians detained by Israeli security forces have been sexually abused — a claim made by Israel. was deniedsaid no complaints had been filed and Israel would investigate any such allegations.

Palestinian claims included “invasive body searches” and “prolonged forced nudity.” Israel has defended its practice of requiring terrorist detainees to remove their clothes to ensure they are not wearing explosive suicide belts or vests.