Israeli officials say many of the more than 300 women killed by Hamas in their October 7 attack were raped and sexually assaulted as an act of war.
Of the 1,200 people killed during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, more than 300 Israeli women were killed, and many of those victims were sexually tortured, Israeli forces have said.
Hamas accused of using rape as weapon of war in Israel in October 7 attack
CHICAGO Chicago advocates for survivors of sexual assault say they are outraged more attention hasn’t focused on the extent that Hamas allegedly used rape as a weapon of war in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Before their houses were torched by Hamas on Oct. 7, hundreds of Israeli women were “murdered twice,” according to a United Nations presentation on Monday. The startling turn of phrase refers to Israeli women who were raped and left for dead, then finally killed with rounds of gunfire by Hamas militants.
“Some of these women were murdered twice: The first time when blood-thirsty Hamas terrorists committed shocking acts of sexual violence against them,” said Tal Heinrich, a veteran Israeli Journalist who was emcee for the United Nations presentation. “The second time these women were murdered was when terrorists put a bullet in them.
