By Edith Lederer A new UN report says there are reasonable grounds to believe Hamas carried out sexual violence during its October 7 attack on Israel, and that such violence may be ongoing. Source: ‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed sexual violence, UN says Category: World / Middle East
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The report also said there was “convincing information” hostages were subjected to sexual violence. Source: UN says rape likely committed in Hamas attack on Israel
By AFP JERUSALEM — Israel recalled its ambassador to the UN on Monday as tensions erupted over the handling of allegations of sexual assault by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks. At the heart of the row was the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which said its own staff had been tortured by […]