"Israeli Report Exposes Systematic Sexual Violence by Hamas"

A report by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel alleges that Hamas gunmen "systematically and intentionally" committed sexual crimes during the 7 October attacks, including violent rapes conducted collectively or in front of an audience. The report describes identical patterns of sexual violence at multiple locations, with evidence of rape, sexual violence, and mutilation of women. Israeli officials have submitted these findings to the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, while independent UN experts have expressed concern about reports of violence by Israeli forces against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.