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Screenshot of the recorded testimony of Darin Komarov, a survivor of the Nova Music Festival massacre to the Civil Service Commission on October 7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children. (Courtesy, Civil Commission)
May 12, 2026, 8:37 am
Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to Hamas-led October 7 terror assault, study finds
Rape, sexual torture, mutilation and postmortem sexual abuse found to have been used to ‘terrorize’ Israeli society, with images of the atrocities ‘weaponized’ through social media
By Jeremy Sharon
Reuven Y., a rabbi and defendant in a court case, appears in the district court in Tiergarten, Berlin, January 16, 2026. His attorney, Galina Rolnik, sits next to him. (Courtesy via JTA)
January 23, 2026, 1:42 pm
Berlin rabbi convicted of ‘sexual assault and coercion’ of woman he offered to counsel
Conviction comes over two years after Jewish community fired him following allegations of abuse going back nearly 2 decades
By Toby Axelrod
Knesset Chair of the Committee for the Status of Women and Gender Equality Meirav Cohen leading a committee session, December 10, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 18, 2026, 8:13 pm
MK vows to stop ex-minister accused of sexual assault from heading aerospace firm
During Knesset hearing, alleged victims warn against Silvan Shalom leading state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries: ‘You are placing Israel’s security in the hands of a rapist’
By Ariela Karmel
This photo sent out by an Israel Prison Service spokesperson shows terror convict Mahmoud Atallah laying on the ground after guards stormed his prison cell on December 26, 2025. (Courtesy)
December 26, 2025, 3:08 pm
Terrorist accused of raping guards is punished in jail for plan to instigate riot
Mahmoud Atallah handcuffed on floor after female guards entered his cell, is sent to solitary confinement; Palestinian security prisoner was denied release during hostage deals
By ToI Staff
Romi Gonen speaks to Channel 12's 'Uvda,' in a program aired December 25, 2025. (Video screenshot, Channel 12)
December 26, 2025, 12:49 pm
‘If you tell anyone, I’ll kill you’: Ex-hostage Romi Gonen recounts captors’ repeated sexual assaults
25-year old, abducted from Nova rave and held in Gaza for 471 days, says Hamas gunman was ‘ecstatic’ as he abused her for 30 minutes while she wept the whole time: ‘I was paralyzed’
By Leon Kraiem
Israeli singer Eyal Golan performs at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, October 25, 2025. (Aloni Mor/Flash90)
December 17, 2025, 11:28 pm
New sexual assault complaint filed against pop star Eyal Golan
Entertainer, who has faced similar accusations in the past, claims latest case is attempt to ‘blackmail’ him, says he has evidence to prove it’s a lie
By ToI Staff
Protestors gather outside the UN headquarters in New York City on December 4, 2023, to protest the international community's perceived silence on sexual violence committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli women during the October 7 massacre. (Carli Fogel)
December 3, 2025, 5:49 am
Rabbis, Jewish leaders call for removal of UN official who denied October 7 rapes
Letter expressing ‘horror and outrage’ at social media post by Reem Alsalem, UN rapporteur on violence against women and girls, is sent to UN secretary-general
By Grace Gilson
Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Abergel. (YouTube screenshot)
August 31, 2025, 11:50 pm
Police arrest revered Haredi rabbi suspected of preying on underage girls
Haim Yosef Abergel, Netivot rabbi who left Shas over draft debate, suspected of abusing power to exploit girls as young as 12; associate arrested on suspicion of witness tampering
By ToI Staff
Malka Leifer, right, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem, on February 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
August 11, 2025, 12:48 pm
Malka Leifer said moved to solitary after alleged sexual assault on fellow inmate
Leifer, former Jewish school principal convicted of rape, reportedly caught on camera sexually assaulting a younger prisoner in Australian jail
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Director Marisa Fox holding a photo of her mother, Tamar Fromer-Fox (aka Hela Hocherman) in a scene from 'My Underground Mother.' (c) Marisa Fox, 2025. (Andrew Abrahams)
August 2, 2025, 1:45 pm
Journalist thought her Israeli freedom-fighter mother hid something big. She was right
In ‘My Underground Mother,’ premiering at the SF Jewish Film Festival, Marisa Fox grapples with her Polish-born mother’s motives for keeping secrets and hiding her true identity
By Renee Ghert-Zand
MK Hanoch Milwidsky (left) chairs a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); (From left) MKs Meirav Ben-Ari, Pnina Tamano-Shata, and Efrat Rayten, at a press conference opposing the appointment of Milwidsky as Finance Committee chair, July 29, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 29, 2025, 6:51 pm
Likud MK under investigation for rape approved as new head of Knesset Finance Committee
Lapid decries ‘misogynistic coalition’ for voting to give Hanoch Milwidsky the powerful post; opposition female lawmakers and advocacy groups lament ‘new low’
By Sam Sokol
MK Hanoch Milwidsky attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 25, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 25, 2025, 1:38 pm
Likud MK brought in for questioning by police over sex offense allegations
Hanoch Milwidsky, who has faced sexual assault accusations in the past, accuses law enforcement of ‘political persecution’
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: Israeli Air Force soldiers pose in front of an Arrow air defense system battery, in a photo issued by the IDF on June 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 9, 2025, 1:33 pm
7 soldiers from Arrow unit detained for alleged abuse of junior troops
Around 10 new soldiers in air defense unit suspected of assaulting, including with acts of sodomy, in so-called ‘hazing’ rituals; several suspects said to claim it was ‘in jest’
By Emanuel Fabian
Chaim Rotter, arrested on suspicion of numerous sex offenses, at a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on July 2, 2025 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 7, 2025, 5:44 pm
Confidant to Haredi patrol chief suspected of sexual assault to be kept in custody
Chaim Rotter, head of Shomrim organization in Bnei Brak, is suspected of assaulting women and minors over decades
By Charlie Summers
International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan attends a United Nations Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on January 27, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP)
May 11, 2025, 2:26 pm
Sexual allegations against Khan spurred Israeli ICC arrest warrants, report suggests
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor heard of allegations against him just weeks before seeking arrest of Netanyahu and then-defense minister Gallant
By ToI Staff
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