The Civil Commission

After more than two years of independent investigation, the Civil Commission has released a comprehensive report documenting sexual and gender-based violence committed by Hamas on October 7 and during hostage captivity. The report is not only a historical record — it is a call for recognition, accountability, and justice. Please read and share: civilc.org/silenced-no-mo… #October7 #NeverForget #HumanRights #Justice

A new 300-page report released today lays bare the full depravity of the October 7 massacre. The Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes has documented — with 430+ testimonies, 10,000+ photos/videos, and forensic evidence — that sexual violence was systematic, widespread, and deliberate. Hamas terrorists and the thousands of Palestinian invaders raped, gang-raped, tortured, mutilated, and committed “kinocidal” atrocities by forcing family members to witness or participate in the horror against their own loved ones. Perpetrators filmed it all and broadcast the images to maximize Israeli suffering. The barbarism of October 7th is unmatched in the modern world

One of the key findings of SILENT NO MORE, the most comprehensive report to date on Hamas’s sexual crimes, was Hamas’s aim of kinocide. They weaponized family bonds as a method of torture and terror. They forced family members to perform sexual acts on one another. Or to witness their loved ones being defiled. No one can read that sentence and not be moved to demand justice for the victims. Crimes of this magnitude must have consequences.

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After more than two years of independent investigation, the Civil Commission has released a comprehensive report documenting sexual and gender-based violence committed by Hamas on October 7 and during hostage captivity. The report is not only a historical record — it is a call for recognition, accountability, and justice. Please read and share: civilc.org/silenced-no-mo… #October7 #NeverForget #HumanRights #Justice

Absolutely horrific, and even worse than we already knew, which I didn’t think possible. Including clear evidence of appalling sex crimes by Hamas which their deluded defenders have always denied.

The 6 key findings from the most comprehensive report on sexual violence during the October 7th massacre: 1. Hamas systematically used sexual violence as a tactical weapon during the October 7th massacre. There were clear patterns of abuse across multiple locations, and these continued in captivity. 2. The atrocities were rooted in Hamas’ deeply antisemitic, genocidal ideology that explicitly permitted extreme brutality and the dehumanization of Jews. This was not random or incidental. It was a calculated part of their genocidal strategy to terrorize and break Israeli society. 3. Sexual violence was widespread and systematic, occurring in at least six different locations: Nova music festival, Route 232, Nahal Oz military base, Kibbutz Re’im, Kibbutz Nir Oz, and Kibbutz Kfar Aza. The repetition across sites proves it was a deliberate strategy, not chaos. 4. The vast majority of sexual violence victims were murdered during or immediately after the assaults. This created profound evidentiary challenges, as the victims were permanently silenced. This unique reality requires an adapted legal and evidentiary approach by investigators and courts. 5. Every terrorist who participated in the October 7 attack bears full responsibility for all acts of sexual violence committed, whether they directly perpetrated them or not. There is collective command responsibility for these crimes. 6. The evidence is overwhelming. The patterns are unmistakable. The international community must treat Hamas’s use of sexual violence with the same seriousness it applies to other armed groups. Hamas must be held responsible, not just for the murders, but for the systematic sexual terror they unleashed on October 7th. The victims deserve truth and justice.

“𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒕𝒘𝒐-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑺𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓-𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄, 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 7 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒉.” “𝐴𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠, 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑠, 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑜𝑣𝑎 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙, 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑎𝑧𝑎, 𝐻𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑥𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑘, 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦.” Article in post below:

I received a copy of this report back in Sept of ‘25. This report has been certified by the UN, overwhelming evidence was presented before they officially recognize it. It’s not surprising that the NYT’s released their op-ed yesterday disguised as journalism. The Civil Commission’s report is beyond damning.

NY Rapport: The Civil Commission on October 7th crimes by Hamas against women and children. Efter en tvåårig oberoende utredning slår Civilkommissionen fast att sexuellt och könsbaserat våld var systematiskt, omfattande och en integrerad del av attackerna den sjunde oktober 2023 och dess efterspel. På flera platser och under samtliga faser av angreppet – inklusive vid bortföranden, transporter och i fångenskap – använde Hamas återkommande metoder av sexuella övergrepp och tortyr mot offren. Avgörande är att rapporten konstaterar att övergreppen inte var isolerade. Det fanns ett återkommande mönster av våldtäkter och gruppvåldtäkter; sexuell tortyr; stympning; riktad beskjutning mot ansikte, huvud och genitalområde; påtvingad nakenhet; fasthållning och fastbindning; bränning av könsorgan; införande av föremål i intima kroppsdelar; sexuell förnedring efter döden; samt avrättningar under eller efter sexuella övergrepp. Kommissionen har systematiskt analyserat över tiotusen fotografier och videosegment från attackerna, motsvarande mer än ettusenåttahundra timmars visuellt material. Detta har kompletterats med ett omfattande arbete med vittnesmål: insamling, transkribering, översättning och korsverifiering av överlevandes och vittnens berättelser, liksom platsbesök, expertkonsultationer och möten med anhöriga och drabbade samhällen. Sammanlagt har kommissionen genomfört över fyrahundratrettio formella och informella intervjuer, vittnesmål och möten med överlevande, vittnen, frigivna gisslan, experter och familjemedlemmar. civilc.org

🚨 SILENCED NO MORE: THE REPORT THE WORLD CAN NO LONGER IGNORE A new 300-page report by the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children documents what so many tried to deny. @theCC07 After a two-year independent investigation, the Commission reviewed more than 10,000 photos and video segments, over 1,800 hours of visual material, and conducted more than 430 interviews, testimonies, and meetings with survivors, witnesses, returned hostages, experts, and families. Its conclusion is clear: It was systematic. It was widespread. It was part of the terror strategy. The victims were never silent. The world was. Now the evidence is on record. Share this. Amplify it. REPORT IN COMMENTS

‘Gang rape, forced stripping and humiliation’: New report documents 10,000 findings on Oct. 7 sexual crimes A new report by Israel’s Civil Commission on Hamas crimes documents systematic sexual violence during the Oct. 7 massacre and captivity in Gaza, citing survivor testimony, forensic evidence and accounts from body identification teams at Shura base bit.ly/4d5laIR

Today, the Civil Commission released Silenced No More: Sexual Terror Unveiled: The Untold Atrocities of October 7 and Against Hostages in Captivity — the product of more than two years of documentation, legal analysis, archival work, and testimony collection. It is the most important work I have ever been part of. This report was born in the space between atrocity and denial. It documents patterns of sexual and gender-based violence committed during the October 7 attacks and in captivity, preserving evidence that too many sought to minimize, dismiss, or erase. The work demanded confronting materials and testimonies of extraordinary brutality. Justice cannot exist without recognition, and recognition cannot exist without people willing to preserve the truth with rigor, care, and moral clarity. What makes this report so significant is not only the scale of the investigation (hundreds of testimonies, thousands of visual records, years of analysis) but its insistence that these crimes be understood within the frameworks of international law, accountability, and human dignity. Contributing to this report has been one of the most meaningful and consequential responsibilities of my life. Working alongside an extraordinary team of lawyers, archivists, and documenters, I had the privilege of contributing to the report’s legal findings and analysis under international human rights and international criminal law, helping document and assess crimes that many sought to deny, minimize, or erase. I hope people will read the report in full, engage seriously with its findings, and understand what is at stake when sexual violence in conflict is denied, politicized, or ignored. The truth deserves a permanent place in the historical and legal record. Link to full report below. @CochavElkayam @theCC07

The Civil Commission Report: Our response TW: Sexual violence, torture, hate For many of us, especially the Jewish women in our ranks, the months following October 7th have been a period of deep pain and isolation. We found ourselves at odds with a feminist movement that seemed more interested in political posturing than in condemning the systematic sexual torture of women. This new report from the Civil Commission (link in comments) isn’t just a document of atrocities; it’s a demand for the truth. It details 13 recurring forms of sexual violence used that day – not as "accidents" of war, but as a deliberate, premeditated strategy. This was the literal weaponisation of rape; women’s bodies treated as battlefields. We founded this group in the face of what we saw, but could barely believe: the selective solidarity of a self-described sisterhood. Not just silence, but outright denial by officials whose responsibility is Violence Against Women and Girls. We came together to be the voice we couldn't find elsewhere. Today’s report is a harrowing reminder of why our work matters. The atrocity is the violence itself; another injustice was demanding women relive it as proof, absorbing horrific evidence to meet an evidential bar imposed on no one else. Like Lee Miller, we implore you to believe that this is true. One interviewee said that she had to survive, to tell people what happened here. She, like the rest of us, probably thought surviving would be enough, that people would just need to hear. We doubt she imagined others would still be trying to make people listen. This report being made public shouldn't have been necessary, nor should we need to push those who need to read it to do so. Those who most need to read it, probably will not. Denial teaches perpetrators everywhere than sexual violence is politically excusable. No feminist should be complicit in that. We refuse to let "Believe All Women" have an expiration date or a border. We refuse to be silent. We refuse to let women carry this alone.

"Women were stripped, bound, stabbed, shot and burned. They were executed both during and after rape amid an orgy of violence in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage. Heads were decapitated. Pelvic bones shattered. Even after death, sexual assault continued. A grotesque, medieval obsession with sexual organs pervaded the crime scenes at the Nova Festival and in the Kibbutzim near Gaza."

‘Gang rape, forced stripping and humiliation’: New report documents 10,000 findings on Oct. 7 sexual crimes A new report by Israel’s Civil Commission on Hamas crimes documents systematic sexual violence during the Oct. 7 massacre ... ynetnews.com/article/hyf00r…

The Civil Commission Report on Oct 7- Sexual Violence-Silenced No More. The barbaric systemic sexual violence & mutilation inflicted by Hamas on Oct 7,2023 fully exposed- warning the contents of this report are deeply disturbing but truth & memory matter. civilc.org/silenced-no-mo…

Commission releases report on Hamas sexual violence including families forced to perform acts, coining "kinocide" for family torture, as terrorists "filmed victims to make sure the world knew." @CochavElkayam @reglash

Listen: The truth behind Hamas’s October 7 atrocities is finally laid bare. A 300-page report exposes horrific sexual violence and aims for global recognition and accountability. jpost.com/podcast/jpost-…

It’s sickening but important to speak about.

A message from Michal, We must continue to amplify around the world the voices of the victims of sexual violence committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7th and thereafter. I commend the Civil Commission on October 7th Crimes Against Women and Children for their dedicated research and tireless work, resulting in the publication of an important new report that once again gives voice to the victims.

A new report details the systematic sexual crimes carried out by Hamas on October 7 and against hostages held in Gaza. Investigators identified 13 recurring patterns of abuse across multiple attack sites and stages of captivity, including gang rape, sexual torture, mutilation, postmortem sexual abuse, and assaults carried out in front of relatives. Victims were forced to participate in acts of abuse against their own family members. Perpetrators filmed themselves committing these crimes, sending the footage to victims’ families and posting it online. gbnews.com/news/world/oct…