UN team finds ‘convincing’ information that hostages in Gaza were raped
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By Richard Roth, CNN United Nations (CNN) — A United Nations team has found “clear and convincing” information that hostages in Gaza were sexually abused, Pramila Patten, the UN special envoy on sexual violence in conflict told reporters on Monday.
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The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are ''reasonable grounds'' to believe Hamas committed rape, ''sexualized torture,'' and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The report also said there is “clear and convincing information” that some hostages have been subjected to the same forms of sexual violence including rape and “sexualized torture.”
A United Nations report has found credible allegations that sexual assaults took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel. The U.N. special envoy for sexual violence in
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found.
The UN envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a report that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women on Oct. 7.
By Richard Roth, CNN United Nations (CNN) — A United Nations team has found “clear and convincing” information that hostages in Gaza were sexually abused, Pramila Patten, the UN special envoy on sexual violence in conflict told reporters on Monday.
By Richard Roth, CNN United Nations (CNN) — A United Nations team has found “clear and convincing” information that hostages in Gaza were sexually abused, Pramila Patten, the UN special envoy on sexual violence in conflict told reporters on Monday.
The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found.
The report finds convincing evidence that sexual violence took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and that some Israeli hostages experienced such violence while in captivity in Gaza.
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Even the United Nations, which is extremely hostile to Israel, now admits to the mass sexual abuse by Palestinians on October 7 and beyond: "With respect to hostages, the mission team found clear and convincing information that some have been subjected to various forms of conflict-related sexual vio…
The UN envoy says there are grounds to believe incidents of sexual violence occurred in Hamas' October 7 attack. Meanwhile, US Vice President Kamala Harris said she had concerns about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
There are also “reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing,” said Pramila Patten, who visited Israel and the West Bank from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14 with a nine-member technical team.
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