Hen Mazzig@HenMazzig
NEW REPORT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON OCTOBER 7:
“Many of the witnesses we spoke to talk of the victims being shot and the terrorists still trying to rape a dead body.”
New, previously unheard testimonies of sexual violence committed by Hamas will be published next Tuesday in the Dinah Project’s report.
According to the report, sexual violence was “widespread and systematic” during the October 7 attack, with rapes and gang rapes occurring in at least six different locations.
“We found patterns of evidence. Women found dead, naked and mutilated — with gunshots in their genitalia — and tied to trees or poles. The fact that the same things happened in three to six locations can’t be coincidence but proof this was premeditated.”
There is no doubt that Hamas used sexual violence as a tactical weapon of war.
The report is based on first-hand testimonies from former hostages, Nova festival survivors who were either attacked or witnessed the assaults and rapes of others, as well as therapists working with survivors and first responders present on October 7.
Dozens of testimonies, backed by photos, videos, and on-site evidence, all point to the same conclusion: sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, took place in multiple locations.
The report also highlights the sexual violence committed by Hamas against hostages in captivity. “Sexual violence continued in captivity, with many returnees reporting forced nudity, physical and verbal sexual harassment, sexual assaults and threats of forced marriage,” the report adds.
About 1,200 people were killed in the attack. Because most victims were “permanently silenced,” either murdered during the assaults or left too traumatised to speak, the Dinah Project aims to bring justice to those who will never be able to tell their story, and to counter denial, misinformation, and global silence.
The authors of the Dinah Project also hope that these new horrific testimonies will push the UN to include Hamas on its blacklist in the UN’s annual report of those designated for using sexual violence as a weapon of war.