• ryannathans@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/06/20/un-evidence-sexual-violence-hamas/

    “The (UN) inquiry commission said Israeli authorities had not allowed its team to access victims, witnesses, the sites of the attack, or evidence related to rape, sexual torture or sexual mutilation.”

    “The commission said it had “not been able to reach a definitive conclusion” as to whether rape, gang rape, sexual torture or genital mutilation occurred because it hadn’t been able to talk to survivors or witnesses or access the places where the attacks took place. The report added that Israeli authorities had actively “obstruct[ed] the Commission’s access to information related to sexual violence” by not responding to requests for information or calls for testimonies, or by banning medical doctors from talking to the commission because they cited distrust about the commission’s intentions towards Israel.”

    Tldr no evidence of any rape, Israel actively blocked UN attempts to gather evidence of it and at least two rape claims have been completely debunked.

    Only Israeli claims of rape exist.