"A two-year investigation by The Civil Commission in Israel, which describes itself as an independent non-governmental group, says it has examined thousands of photographs and videos and interviewed hundreds of witnesses of the October 7 attacks. Its authors, led by Cochav Elkayam-Levy, said the report was "guided by internationally recognized methodologies for documenting war crimes and sexual violence." It is also endorsed by a number of significant political, legal and human rights figures, including Hillary Clinton and former Canadian Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler."
"It found that Hamas "used sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) deliberately and systematically as an inherent part of a wider strategy of the attack, primarily targeting women and hostages, while minors were also subjected to grave forms of such violence and abuse." Hamas has consistently denied such allegations."
"These acts, the report says, were committed at the Nova Music Festival as well as at military bases and, in some cases, in front of family members. It adds that Hamas and the militias associated with it "used sexual torture to maximize pain and suffering. Victims endured brutal acts, including burning, mutilation, rape, restraining, forced insertion of objects into the genitalia, shootings to the faces and genital area, killings and abuses in front of family members, and executions.""
A pair of reports released this week describes a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and documents alleged sexual abuse connected to the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and their aftermath. A two-year investigation by an independent non-governmental group examined thousands of photographs and videos and interviewed hundreds of witnesses. The report says Hamas used sexual and gender-based violence deliberately and systematically as part of a wider attack strategy, primarily targeting women and hostages, with minors also subjected to grave abuse. It alleges sexual torture intended to maximize pain and suffering, including burning, mutilation, rape, forced insertion of objects into genitalia, shootings to faces and genital areas, killings, and abuses in front of family members. Hamas denies the allegations.
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