Report details systematic ‘sadistic sex crimes’ committed by terrorists on Oct. 7

Sexual violence was committed in a systematic and deliberate manner by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7 and has continued to be be perpetrated against the hostages held in Gaza, according to a report by the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel.

The report says that there were multiple perpetrators, sexual assaults were carried out in front of victims’ relatives and amid murders, and that there were uniquely sadistic practices, Hebrew-language media reports.

According to the report, there were instances of sexual violence carried out in four arenas — the onslaught against the Nova festival, on the communities close to the Gaza border, on military bases, and, ongoing, against the hostages held in Gaza.

The report details rape committed while the victims were threatened with weapons, with multiple instances of gang rape by terrorists.

According to Channel 12, the report says that rapes were frequently carried out in front of the spouses, relatives or friends of the victims. Terrorists additionally hunted down men and women who tried to escape from the Nova festival.

The report says women, girls and men were all targeted for sexual assault, and that in most cases, the victims were murdered after or even during the rape.

The document was compiled by researchers who analyzed both confidential and public information, including the testimonies of eyewitnesses, interviews with those involved in the rescue and treatment of victims, media reports and information submitted to the association.

“The report, which will be submitted to the decision makers at the UN, leaves no possibility of it being denied or ignored. The terrorist organization Hamas has chosen to harm the State of Israel with two clear strategies – taking citizens hostage and sadistic sex crimes,” says Orit Sulitzeanu, head of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel.

“It is no longer possible to remain silent. We expect the international organizations to take a clear position. It is impossible to stand on the sidelines. Remaining on the other side will be remembered as a historic stain on all those who chose to remain silent and deny the sexual crimes committed by Hamas,” she says.