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Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages 'appalling,' says world can't look away

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BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully denounced the reported rape and sexual violence against Israeli girls and women by Hamas militants following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, calling on the world to condemn such conduct “without equivocation” and “without exception.

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Biden urges global condemnation of Hamas 'sexual violence' (opens Al-Monitor)

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    US President Joe Biden called on Tuesday for global condemnation of what he said was "horrific" sexual violence by Hamas during the October 7 attacks on Israel.Biden's comments come after campaigners in Israel have derided what they see as a muted international response to gender-based violence duri…

  2. Fox News

    Biden calls on world to condemn Hamas sexual violence, blames terror group for collapse of cease-fire (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden on Tuesday said Hamas committed rapes and mutilated women's bodies during the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel, calling on the world to condemn sexual violence.

  3. Politico

    Biden calls world to ‘forcefully condemn’ sexual violence by Hamas (opens Politico)

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    The president said ‘it’s on all of us’ to denounce the attacks on Israeli hostages ‘without equivocation.’

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Biden says world cannot ignore 'appalling' reports of Hamas raping Israeli women (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    President Biden is calling reports of rape and sexual violence by Hamas militants against Israelis “appalling."

  5. CNN

    Biden decries Hamas sexual assaults and says they must be forcefully condemned (opens CNN)

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    President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried sexual assaults committed by Hamas during its October 7 terror attack on Israel and called on “all of us” to condemn the acts.

  6. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israelis ‘appalling’ (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Biden’s comments come as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has sought to put greater focus on the sexual violence it says Hamas committed during the Oct. 7 attack.

  7. The Republic

    Biden calls reports of Hamas raping Israeli hostages 'appalling,' says world can't look away (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday forcefully denounced the reported rape and sexual violence against Israeli girls and women by Hamas militants following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, calling on the world to condemn such conduct “without equivocation” and “without exception.

  8. CNN

    Biden decries reported sexual assaults by Hamas and says acts must be forcefully condemned (opens CNN)

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    Top UN officials are warning of an "apocalyptic" situation in war-torn Gaza with "no place safe to go" for civilians, as Israel's war with Hamas spreads to the south, where many had previously sought refuge.

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