Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on October 7 resulted in serious and systematic violent sexual crimes, according to a new report. “The assaults and rapes were committed by multiple participants and included sadistic acts of a brutal and demonstrative nature,” said the report released on Wednesday by the Israel Association of Crisis Centers for Rape Victims (ARCCI).
Most victims were murdered during or after the rape. Women in particular, but also children and men, were victims of sexual violence.
„Sitting still is no longer an option”
ARCCI President Orit Sulitzeanu said in a statement: “The report, which has been handed over to UN decision-makers, leaves no room for denial or contempt.”
Islamist Hamas has chosen to harm Israel strategically, through the kidnapping of its citizens and sadistic sexual crimes. “Silence is no longer an option,” Sulitzeanu said. “We expect international organizations to take a clear position.”
Sexual violence at a music festival
The assaults took place mainly at the Nova music festival in Reim, in the cities that were attacked, but also at military bases on the edge of the Gaza Strip and when the hostages were being held captive.
Traps hidden in corpses
In many cases, injured women were raped with armed force. In some cases, victims were “raped in the presence of partners, family or friends to increase the pain and humiliation for everyone present,” the report said. Booby traps were hidden in some bodies.
The report is based on both confidential and public information, including witness statements, interviews with first responders and direct information received from ARCCI. The report only reports information from identified sources that have been approved for publication. However, the analysis is based on further confidential information that may not be published. Hamas had denied reports of the use of systematic sexual violence.
On October 7, terrorists from Hamas and other extremist groups attacked southern Israel. They killed 1,200 people and abducted another 250 to the Gaza Strip. Since then, the Israeli military has launched massive airstrikes and a ground offensive against Hamas and its allies in the coastal area. More than 29,000 Palestinians were killed, according to the Hamas-controlled health authority.
Source: Krone
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