The UN team visited Israel to gather, analyse and verify information on sexual violence linked to the 7 October attacks.
There are "reasonable grounds to believe" rapes were committed during Hamas' 7 October attacks on Israel and that hostages subsequently taken to Gaza have also been raped, a UN report said on Tuesday. UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten found "clear and convincing information" that some hostages had been raped, and believes "that such violence may be ongoing against those still held.
"In the context of the coordinated attack by Hamas and other armed groups against civilian and military targets throughout the Gaza periphery, the mission team found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred in multiple locations during the 7 October attacks, including rape and gang-rape," the report said.
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