Finding that some Israeli hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn’t justify scale of Israeli attacks, UN envoy says
The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict is warning Israel that the finding of “clear and convincing information” that some hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel were subjected to sexual violence “does not in any way legitimize further hostilities.”
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Anchorage Daily News
Finding that some Israeli hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn’t justify scale of Israeli attacks, UN envoy says (opens Anchorage Daily News)Anchorage Daily News's feed description