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Two years after Oct. 7, groups renew call to document sexual violence by Hamas

Organizations warn that what has been revealed so far represents only a fraction of the full picture

Shira Kadri-Ovadia | 10.22.25

UN blacklists Hamas terrorists after verifying sexual violence in Oct. 7 massacre

UN secretary-general’s report adds Hamas to 'blacklist' of groups committing sexual violence in conflict, citing rapes, genital mutilation and abuse that Israel says continues against hostages

Itamar Eichner | 08.14.25

משפחות החטופים ונרצחים במיצג פסטיבל נובה ברעים

UN to blacklist Hamas for using sexual violence in war

After report exposed dozens of cases of rape, sexual assault and mutilation on Oct. 7 and against hostages, UN chief to add terror group to list of wartime sexual violence perpetrators; draft report also warns Israel may be listed

Itamar Eichner | 08.12.25

אילנה גריצווסקי בוועדה העוסקת בדו"ח פשעי המין של חמאס

'I remember the grubby hands stealing my soul,' former hostage tells lawmakers

Ilana Gritzewsky speaks to a Knesset committee about her captivity in Gaza as a victim of Hamas atrocities; says she will speak for those who cannot and asks where the promise of Israel as a society that cares for its citizens has gone

Sivan Hilaie | 07.14.25

Hamas systematically used sexual violence during and after Oct. 7, report shows

Nearly two years after the October 7 massacre, Dinah Project exposes systematic sexual violence by Hamas terrorists used deliberately as a weapon of war against civilians and hostages | Warning: Graphic content

Shira Kadri-Ovadia, Ron Crissy | 07.08.25

The intelligence failure to see gender-based violence as a weapon of war

Analysis: Israeli intelligence missed Hamas' use of sexual violence as a terror tactic on Oct. 7; military officials must rethink models to treat gender-based violence as strategic, not incidental—like a missile, but one that pierces not only walls, but identity

Lee Shpilrain Nahari | 04.24.25

חנה פרי מנירים ששרדה את שבי חמאס ושבנה רועי נרצח ב-7 באוקטובר ובנה נדב פופלוול נרצח בשבי חמאס

'Some testimonies we collect come with a trigger warning'

Award-winning director Talya Tibbon discusses her unique methodology recording October 7 testimonies, the harrowing accounts collected and the contrast between the comfortable life abroad and the horrors she documents

Anat Lev Adler | 01.31.25

צרפת ג'יזל פליקו לפני שנגזרו 20 שנות מאסר על דומיניק פליקו אונס

French man gets 20 year sentence for enlisting men to rape wife

All 51 defendants guilty on Thursday in a drugging-and-rape case that horrified the world and transformed the victim who says she hopes the enormous interest in her case will help other women who have suffered sexual abuse

Reuters | 12.19.24

עמית סוסנה מספרת את עדותה לשגרירי האו"ם באירוע לציון 15 שנה להקמת המנדט על אלימות מינית בעימותים

'The world is watching, do not fail us': Former Israeli hostage testifies at UN headquarters

Amit Soussana addresses ambassadors at special event on sexual violence in conflict, recalling her assault by a Hamas terrorist while in captivity

Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York | 10.23.24

Israeli couple tied to Iranian assassination plot faces scrutiny over past crimes

Indictment against Vladislav Victorsson and his partner, Anna Bernstein, for allegedly carrying out tasks for Tehran resurfaces troubling stories from their past, including sexual offenses against minors and alleged animal abuse

Nina Fox | 10.15.24

בריאן ג'פרי ריימונד מרגל ב CIA תקף מינית עשרות נשים

Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison

Brian Jeffrey Raymond's victims described being deceived by a man who appeared kind, educated and part of an agency 'that is supposed to protect the world from evil'

Associated Press | 09.19.24

עדותו של גבר שעבר אונס קבוצתי על ידי מחבלי חמאס בטבח ה-7.10

'At that moment, I am their Jewish doll': Nova survivor recounts horrific rape by Hamas terrorists

Israeli man who survived music festival massacre describes in shocking detail how Nukbha terrorists managed to pin him down before raping him

Ynet | 07.28.24

Roger Waters blacklisted by Israeli radio for controversial October 7 comments

Several Israeli radio stations ban former Pink Floyd frontman's music after contentious interview in which he denied Hamas' sexual violence

Ran Boker | 07.04.24

'My father killed the woman after we finished raping her': terrorist interrogations reveal harrowing details

Daily Mail reveals transcripts from interrogations of Jamal Hussein Ahmad Radi and his son Abdallah, who confessed to raping and murdering innocent men and women during October 7 invasion

Ynet | 05.23.24

Documentary on October 7 sexual violence is important response to deniers

Review: 'Screams Before Silence,' Sheryl Sandberg's moving documentary, presents brave descriptions and reconstructions from those who experienced or were exposed to the unimaginable sexual violence of Hamas terrorists in the October 7 attack; Decision-makers who are able to save the hostages from sexual terrorism that still continues need to watch it

Einav Schiff | 04.28.24