{"id":2319,"date":"2025-07-08T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/widespread-sexual-violence-took-place-during-hamass-7-october-attacks-report-by-israeli-experts-says\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:05:11","slug":"widespread-sexual-violence-took-place-during-hamass-7-october-attacks-report-by-israeli-experts-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/widespread-sexual-violence-took-place-during-hamass-7-october-attacks-report-by-israeli-experts-says\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Widespread sexual violence’ took place during Hamas’s 7 October attacks, report by Israeli experts says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A newly released report led by Israeli legal and gender experts presents detailed evidence alleging “widespread and systematic” sexual violence during the Hamas-led terror attack on 7 October.<\/p>\n

Warning: This story contains descriptions of rape and sexual violence<\/strong><\/p>\n

The findings, published by the Dinah Project, argue that these acts amount to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), and assert that “Hamas used sexual violence as a tactical weapon of war”.<\/p>\n

The report draws on 18 months of investigation and is based on survivor testimonies, eyewitness accounts, and interviews with first responders, morgue personnel and healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n

According to the Dinah Project, the documented patterns – such as forced nudity, gang rapes, genital mutilation, and threats of forced marriage – indicate a deliberate and coordinated use of sexual violence by Hamas <\/strong>operatives during the attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reported incidents span at least six locations, including the Nova music festival, and several kibbutzim in southern Israel.<\/p>\n

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One section of the report describes victims “found fully or partially naked from the waist down, with their hands tied behind their backs and\/or to structures such as trees and poles, and shot”.<\/p>\n

At the Nova music festival and surrounding areas, the investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe” that multiple women were raped or gang-raped before being killed.<\/p>\n

The report’s findings are consistent with earlier investigations by the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC).<\/p>\n

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The UN’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict previously concluded that there were “reasonable grounds to believe” CRSV took place during the attack.<\/p>\n

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Significantly, the Dinah Project urges the international community to officially recognise the use of sexual violence by Hamas as a deliberate strategy of war and calls on the United Nations to add Hamas to its list of parties responsible for conflict-related sexual violence.<\/p>\n

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The nature and scale of sexual violence on 7 October have been a subject of intense controversy, with some accusing parties of weaponising the narrative for political ends.<\/p>\n

This report seeks to confront what its authors call “denial, misinformation, and global silence,” and to provide justice for the victims.<\/p>\n

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‘Widespread sexual violence’ took place during Hamas’s 7 October attacks, report by Israeli experts says<\/div>\n

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A newly released report led by Israeli legal and gender experts presents detailed evidence alleging “widespread and systematic” sexual violence during the Hamas-led terror attack on 7 October. Warning: This story contains descriptions of rape and sexual violence The findings, published by the Dinah Project, argue that these acts amount to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV),…<\/p>\n

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