Published February 19, 2024
Israel released an initial report Wednesday into sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 terror attack.
The report, compiled by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI), was carefully compiled from eyewitness testimonies and the available forensic evidence. As Breitbart News reported in November, accusations of rape, sexual assault, and other acts of sexual violence was initially difficult to compile because Israeli authorities were focused on stopping the Hamas attack.
However, in the weeks that followed, eyewitnesses began to come forward and to describe sexual violence, much of it deeply sadistic, against both women and men, both during the October 7 attack and against Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
The new report describes horrific atrocities, including gang rape; the mutilation of female and male genitals; the physical and psychological torture of rape victims; and evidence that relatives and friends of victims were forced to watch these sexual assaults.
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Israel’s Association of Rape Crisis Centers released a report based on testimonies, interviews and other sources, demonstrating Hamas’ sexual violence was a ‘clear operational strategy involving systematic, targeted sexual abuse’
Published February 21, 2024
Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel released a comprehensive report on Wednesday stating that sexual assaults that took place both during and after the October 7 attacks were carried out systematically and deliberately, at the scene of the October 7 attacks, and later against hostages.
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The report also states that the accounts of the atrocities indicate that the perpetrators’ behavior correspond to patterns of wartime sexual abuse as documented in the literature. “Several testimonies, interviews and additional sources indicate the use of sadistic practices by Hamas terrorists, aimed at intensifying the humiliation and fear of sexual abuse,” the report said. “Many victim’s bodies were found mutilated and bound, with sexual organs brutally attacked, and in some cases, weapons were inserted into them,” it said.
The association stated: “The report is the first official research since October 7, consolidating evidence and providing conclusions. The report clearly demonstrates that this is not a ‘malfunction’ or isolated incident, but a clear operational strategy involving systematic, targeted sexual abuse.”
It noted that the report analyzed “numerous confidential and public pieces of information, including testimonies, interviews with official and non-official first responders, information permitted for publication in various media outlets, and direct information received by the ARCCI.”
The association submitted the report to Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, who visited Israel last month. The report also briefly addresses testimonies of sexual abuse suffered by hostages.
Some of the information in the report is based on interviews conducted for the Union of Journalists in Israel by Hila Tov. The report also includes details based on confidential information obtained by the Rape Crisis Centers. For example, the report notes that the union received confidential information indicating sexual assault against female soldiers on October 7.
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SOURCE: www.haaretz.com
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The document was sent to United Nations decision-makers.
Israeli soldiers visit the site of the Supernova music festival massacre near Kibbutz Re’im, Dec. 25, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Published February 21, 2024
The systematic nature of the “sadistic sex crimes” committed during the Hamas-led invasion of the northwestern Negev on Oct. 7 has been revealed for the first time, in a report published by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel.
Furthermore, the document has been translated into English and sent to decision-makers in the United Nations to leave “no room for denial or disregard.”
The report, authored by Dr. Carmit Keller-Halamish and Nega Berger, analyzes public and confidential testimonies about the sexual violence, eyewitness accounts and interviews with victims and first responders.
“The terrorist organization Hamas has chosen to injure the State of Israel with two clear strategies—taking civilians captive, and sadistic sex crimes,” said Orit Soliciano, CEO of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers.
“It is no longer possible to remain silent—we expect the international organizations to take a clear position, it is impossible to stand on the sidelines. Standing on the other side will be remembered as a historic stain on all those who chose to remain silent and deny the sexual crimes committed by Hamas,” Soliciano added.
The first official report on the sexual element of the atrocities highlights the systematic and deliberate manner in which the sexual violence took place. Over a thousand people were murdered, thousands more wounded and 253 kidnapped during the Hamas-led attack.
