Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas once again denies that its members committed rape and sexual violence during the October 7 attack, despite ample evidence from witnesses and recently documented forensic evidence did. new york times.
era of israel report Monday:
Hamas opposes New York Times coverage About the weaponization of rape and sexual violence during the brutal onslaught against Israel by terrorist groups in Gaza on October 7th.
Hamas Politburo member Bassem Naim said in a statement in Arabic and English that Western media and news agencies are “biased in favor of Israeli propaganda.” [in terms of] Lies and slander against the Palestinians and their resistance. ”
Naim described the October 7 atrocity as “glorious” and cited second-hand testimony from “women who said they had heard other women repeating these claims,” the New York Times report said. where there is “no conclusive evidence” that rape took place.
As Breitbart News pointed out last week, times has released an extensive report summarizing mounting evidence that Hamas raped, sexually abused, mutilated, and killed Israeli women and men at multiple sites during the October 7 terrorist attacks.
Left-wing anti-Israel activists in the West have tried to deny that these attacks took place, but many women's groups (who otherwise insist that victims should always be believed) remain ambivalent. , delay, or remain completely silent.
Former Israeli hostage Mia Shem (or Shem), who was forced to appear in a Hamas propaganda video claiming she was treated well, last week said she had been subjected to abuse, including sexual abuse. told Israeli television. touch During her kidnapping.
Sem was shot in the arm at close range by a Hamas terrorist at the Supernova music festival. A Palestinian veterinarian operated on her in Gaza without anesthesia. She has undergone several surgeries in Israel since her release in November.
Hamas also said on Monday that it would not negotiate the release of more than 120 Israeli hostages, mostly men but including more than a dozen women, who are still being held captive until Israel permanently suspends its military operations in the Gaza Strip. He reiterated that he would not.
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