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UN: Hamas is believed to have committed sexual violence on October 7

2024-03-05 07:59:51Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

UN: Hamas is believed to have committed sexual violence on October 7

A team of United Nations experts reported Monday that "there are strong reasons" to believe that there was sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, at several locations in Israel during the October 7 attack by Hamas militants - the group declared a terrorist by the United States and the European Union.

This team – led by the UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten – visited Israel from January 29 to February 14 to collect, analyze and verify data on sexual violence related to the October 7 attack. .

"Detailed and reliable data were also collected, which may be indicative of some forms of sexual violence, including genital mutilation, sexualized torture, or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment," the 24-page report states. the UN.

The radical Palestinian group Hamas has repeatedly denied allegations of sexual violence.

Members of Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and abducting 253 others, according to Israeli authorities.

Israel's war of revenge against Hamas in the Gaza Strip has since killed some 30,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in the Hamas-ruled enclave.

"The mission team found compelling and clear information that some hostages who were sent to Gaza were subjected to various forms of conflict-related sexual violence, and there are strong reasons to believe that such violence may have been continuous", says the report.

This team said a full investigation may be needed to establish the overall magnitude, scope and specific nature of sexual violence.

The UN team said it also received data from institutional and civil society sources, as well as direct interviews about "sexual violence against Palestinian women and men in detention centers, during house raids and at checkpoints." , after October 7. The detention centers were in Israel.

Israel has criticized the UN for the way it reacted to the October 7 attack.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last year that the sexual violence committed on October 7 "must be investigated and prosecuted," adding that "gender-based violence must be condemned. In every time. In any place". /REL


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