US EditionHamas Accused of Using Sexual Violence as a War Tactic: Calls for Legal Reforms in Conflict Situations
SOUTHERN ISRAEL, JUL 8 – The Dinah Project's 18-month investigation finds Hamas used sexual violence systematically as a weapon of war during and after the October 7 attacks, urging international accountability.
- On October 7, 2023, Hamas militants launched an assault in southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 individuals and the capture of 251 hostages, during which widespread sexual violence was reported.
- This attack prompted the Dinah Project, an Israeli legal research group formed afterward, to document sexual violence as a systematic war tactic by Hamas.
- The Dinah Project's report, based on survivor, witness, and forensic evidence, detailed at least 15 sexual assaults, including gang rapes, forced nudity, genital mutilation, and public humiliation.
- The report called for conflict-related sexual violence to be prosecuted differently, admitting varied evidence due to victim silencing, and labeled such acts crimes against humanity.
- As Israel and Hamas negotiate a ceasefire, the report’s findings and legal recommendations aim to support justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators amid ongoing hostilities.
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New evidence of Hamas Oct. 7 sexual violence emerges in Israeli report
Hamas was found to have deliberately perpetrated sexual violence against Israeli citizens as a weapon of war during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, according to a new report published by an Israeli legal group on Tuesday. The…
Hostages released from Gaza detail sexual violence as Israeli report concludes Hamas used it as ‘weapon of war’ on October 7
Thirteen women and two men who survived captivity by Hamas said they experienced or witnessed sexual violence while held hostage in Gaza, according to a new report by a group of Israeli researchers known as the Dinah Project.
October 7 and beyond: Hamas's use of sexual violence was systematic weapon of war, report finds
The report concludes that "Hamas used sexual violence as a tactical weapon of war," a finding that carries potentially far-reaching consequences in the international realm.
Report Accuses Hamas of Sexual Violence
An Israeli report released Tuesday said that Hamas used sexual violence as a "tactical weapon of war" in its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, building on other investigations by international and Israeli rights groups. The report by the Dinah Project, an all-women group of legal experts, based its findings on survivor...
Hamas, according to a new report during its terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, used sexualized violence as a "tactical weapon of war." Ilana Gritzewsky, who had been released after 55 days of hostage-taking, said at the presentation of the report, "I remember hands that touched me, which were not mine. I remember screams, then darkness, then woke up and found that she was half naked and surrounded by men. "They beat me, they touched …
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