The place in Israel where the music fest was going on was attacked by Hamas.
Pramila Patten, the UN envoy working on sexual violence in the conflict, said in a new report on Monday that there are reasonable grounds to believe that women were raped or sexually assaulted by Hamas during its October 7 attack in southern Israel. ‘Harassed’ and subjected them to other cruel and inhuman treatment. “There are also reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may continue,” said Pramila Patton, who visited Israel and the West Bank from January 29 to February 14 with a nine-member technical team. The great thing is that this report has come after full 5 months. Based on first-hand accounts from released hostages, he said the team received “clear and concrete information” that some women and children suffered rape and sexual assault and sexual violence during their captivity.
1200 people were killed in the October 7 attack, report came after 5 months
The report comes nearly five months after the October 7 attack, which left nearly 1,200 people dead and about 250 others taken hostage. According to Gaza’s health ministry, Israel’s war against Hamas has devastated the Gaza Strip. Israel created an uproar in Gaza by first air strikes and then ground attacks. The UN says a quarter of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are facing starvation. At the same time, medical problems have also become very deep.
Hamas had rejected the allegations
Hamas has previously rejected allegations that its fighters have committed sexual violence. Releasing the report at a press conference, Patten said his team had not been able to meet any victims of sexual violence “despite coordinated efforts to encourage them to come forward.” He said the number of victims was still unknown but some of them were undergoing treatment for severe mental stress and trauma.
Party members held 33 meetings
However, team members held 33 meetings with Israeli organizations and interviewed 34 people, including survivors and witnesses of the October 7 attacks, freed hostages, health care providers and others. Based on information gathered by the team, Patten said, “There are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual acts, including rape and gang rape, took place at multiple locations (at least three locations) in Gaza during the October 7 attacks.” Violence occurred.
The war between Israel and Hamas started on October 7. After this Israel retaliated. After this the war broke out. Many times proposals for peace talks were made, but there was no result. Whereas Gaza became a battlefield. A large number of Palestinians were killed. But the war still continues. Many Muslim countries and other countries also came together to stop this war. At the same time, terrorist organizations of the Middle East also opened a front against Israel. These also include Houthi rebels and Hezbollah organizations.
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