In a report released Monday, the United Nations said this violence occurred “in at least three locations,” including the site of the Nova festival.
Published on March 5th, 2024 12:49 p.m. Updated on March 5th, 2024 1:16 p.m
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Protesters demand the release of hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023 in Jerusalem on March 2, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
Based on information collected “from multiple and independent sources,” the UN released a report on Monday, March 4, saying it had “good reasons to believe” that Hamas victims The October 7 attack actually raped some hostages in Gaza. The United Nations says this violence also includes “gang rapes in at least three locations,” including at the site of the Nova festival. However, this report does not provide any information on the number of these sexual acts of violence.
While the United Nations was criticized for being slow to respond to the rape and sexual violence that Israel accused Hamas of on October 7, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, visited Israel accompanied by experts West Bank for two and a half weeks in early February. Mission members were able to speak with survivors and witnesses of the October 7 attacks, as well as health care workers, and view 5,000 photos and 50 hours of footage from the attacks. Despite calls for victims of sexual violence to come forward and testify, none of them came forward.
However, they were able to speak to some of the released hostages and “gather clear and convincing information that some had suffered various forms of sexual violence related to the conflict, including rape and sexual torture, as well as cruel, inhuman and degrading sexual treatment.” ” Pramila Patten said at a press conference. “We have good reason to believe that such violence is still ongoing,” she added.
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