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Report alleges Hamas engaged in widespread use of sexual violence during October 7 attacks

ISRAEL, JUL 9 – The Dinah Project's 80-page report details Hamas's systematic sexual violence as a genocidal tactic, based on testimonies from 15 returned hostages and multiple witnesses.

  • On October 7, 2023, Hamas along with other Palestinian militant factions launched an assault on southern Israel, resulting in approximately 1,200 deaths and the capture of 251 individuals as hostages.
  • The attack involved widespread sexual violence reportedly used by Hamas as a tactical weapon in a deliberate genocidal strategy, which Hamas denies.
  • The Dinah Project, founded by Israeli legal and gender experts, published a report based on survivor, witness, and first responder testimonies and forensic evidence.
  • The report documented at least 15 separate sexual assault cases including gang rape, forced nudity, verbal harassment, and threats of forced marriage, calling for a new legal approach.
  • The report calls for a specialized prosecution approach to overcome evidentiary obstacles resulting from the silencing and killing of victims, aiming to ensure justice for survivors and reinforce the enforcement of broader legal principles.
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On 8 July, the Israeli human rights project Dina published a detailed report on sexual violence during the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, prepared by Bar Ilana University Law Professor Ruth Halperin-Kadari, retired judge Nava Ben-Or and former Israeli Chief Military Prosecutor Sharon Zagagi-Pinhas, who concluded that massive rape had taken place on 7 October, as part of Hamas's strategy, and that these crimes could be descri…

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An Israeli report states that Hamas used sexual violence systematically and as a "tactical weapon of war" in the attacks of October 7, 2023, based on other investigations by international and Israeli human rights organizations and the United Nations. Project Dinah's document, a team of legal and gender experts, based its findings on testimonies of survivors and witnesses, accounts of emergency personnel and forensic, visual and hearing evidence.…

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Arutz Sheva broke the news in Israel on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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