CNN report details rape and sexual violence during October 7 attack
The 300-page report cites more than 430 interviews and 10,000 images and videos as evidence of systematic abuse during and after the attack.
- A landmark report shared with CNN details systematic sexual violence during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. Lead author and human rights expert Cochav Elkayam-Levy described the violence as a "calculated strategy" used "to maximize pain and suffering."
- The Civil Commission, an independent non-governmental group set up by Elkayam-Levy, analyzed more than 10,000 photographs and video segments from the attack. The authors identified "clear and convincing evidence" of sexual violence patterns across multiple sites.
- Firsthand testimonies from more than 10 survivors describe extreme abuse during abduction or captivity in Gaza. The report includes previously unknown allegations, including two minors forced by captors to sexually abuse each other.
- The International Criminal Court sought arrest warrants for Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes, though the group denies the allegations. Elkayam-Levy noted many victims were murdered during the initial attack, complicating testimony collection.
- Elkayam-Levy criticized experts demanding immediate proof, stating: "I don't remember ever in my 20 years of experience that I heard a feminist scholar come and say, show me the evidence to a victim of sexual violence.
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Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report says
A report has found that sexual violence was systematic, widespread and integral to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks that sparked Israel's war with Hamas.
An Israeli report accuses Hamas of having committed "large-scale" sexual violence during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel and during the hostages' captivity in Gaza.
The civilian commission’s investigation into the attacks of October 7, 2023 concluded that the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists and other terrorist groups was not an isolated event, but part of a “systematic, widespread and deliberate” strategy aimed at spreading terror in Israel. Jurist Cochav Elkayam-Levy, responsible for the investigation, said Tuesday that the abuses “were not merely aimed at harming the victims, but at sendin…
DECRYPTAGE - Published two and a half years after the Hamas massacre, a report of more than 300 pages concludes with "systematic" sexual violence during October 7 and the captivity in Gaza.
During the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, systematic sexualised violence has occurred, according to an investigation.
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