Hamas denies that its fighters committed sexual violence following UN report on abuses in Israel on October 7

Hamas denied this Tuesday that its fighters had committed crimes of sexual violence and abuses against women during the October 7 attacks, following the UN published its report on this issue yesterday, which found “a reasonable basis” for these crimes.

“We strongly reject the report published by the UN Patten. Their report, which does not provide any testimony, relies on Israeli institutions, soldiers and witnesses chosen by the occupation authorities to prove this. false accusation“, denounced this Tuesday the Islamic organization in a statement.

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The report, by the special representative of United Nations on sexual violence in conflicts, Pramila Pattenhighlights that there is “a reasonable basis” to believe that there were rapes in the October 7 attack, as well as “clear and convincing information” that some hostages were raped.

“The report arrives later failed Zionist attempts prove these false accusations unfounded and cover up the report of the rapporteurs of the United Nations with conclusive evidence that clear human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls by Zionist soldiers occurred.”Hamas said.

The mission of UN led by patten visited Israel It is West Bank in early February to look for evidence that would allow him to prepare this report, although he acknowledged his inability to interview victims because the Israeli government told them that many of them they remain traumatized and in treatment.

In this regard, Hamas considers that the report “invalid”for not providing testimony from any of those considered victims and recalls that some of the women released, during the truce sealed last November, claimed to have received “Good treatment”by his fighters during his captivity in Link.

However, last January, Israeli women, who were held captive by Hamasthey assured a committee of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) than those who remain captive in the Range to suffer sexual abuse by the Palestinian Islamic group.

This Tuesday also the Israeli president, Isaac Herzogcalled on the world to “vehemently condemn and punish” the Hamas sexual violence crimes After learning about the conclusions of the UN.

On October 7th, Hamas carried out an attack against Israel which triggered the war and which included the launch of thousands of rockets, as well as the simultaneous infiltration of around 3,000 militiamen who massacred around 1,200 people in the cities surrounding the Gaza strip and kidnapped another 250, of which one hundred are still alive in the Palestinian enclave.

In almost five months of war in Rangesome died 30,600 inhabitants of Gaza80% of them civilians, according to the enclave Ministry of Health, controlled by Hamas.

Source: Elcomercio

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