After the Dinah The Dinah Project, that operates under the auspices of The Rackman Center, revealed dozens of testimonies of rape, sexual assault and intentional mutilation on October 7 and against hostages, the UN secretary-general will add Hamas to the list of perpetrators of sexual violence in wars.
The extensive report, published in full last month, is based on accounts submitted to the project team as well as additional information. To compile its findings and analyze the data, the team created an evidentiary platform that categorized items according to their probative value and analyzed them accordingly.
The report uncovered dozens of testimonies and pieces of evidence of rape, sexual assault, and deliberate mutilation — described as a systematic, deliberate, and premeditated weapon of war used by Hamas militants, both during the massacre and in captivity. “We seek to clarify the historical facts: Hamas used sexual violence as a tactical weapon in war,” the report’s authors wrote. According to the findings, sexual violence occurred at no fewer than six locations: the Nova festival, Route 232, the Nahal Oz military base, and the kibbutzim of Re’im, Nir Oz, and Kfar Aza — as well as against hostages while in captivity.
