Claims of widespread and systematic sexual violence by Hamas during the events of October 7 in Israel have been contested and described as debunked by various sources. Some reports include allegations involving Mia Schem, who initially accused a Hamas member of attempted sexual violence but later stated she was drugged and raped by an Israeli individual. There are accusations that Israeli forces have committed sexual violence against Palestinians, including documented cases such as the rape of a Palestinian prisoner on camera, with the accused soldiers facing mediation rather than trial. Critics argue that media coverage continues to propagate unverified claims of sexual violence by Palestinians while downplaying or ignoring evidence of abuses by Israeli forces. A new Israeli report on sexual violence related to October 7 has been characterized as a reiteration of previously discredited claims. Additionally, concerns have been raised about the handling of suspects involved in torture and killings by Israeli soldiers, with limited charges and no trials planned. A U.N. human rights official has been criticized for downplaying reports of systematic rape on October 7 and for not acknowledging recent publications on the matter.
Israeli soldiers raped a Palestinian prisoner on camera and are getting slapped with “mediation” by an apartheid court No visual or forensic evidence exists of Palestinians sexually abusing Israelis on Oct 7 yet Western media is still filled with headlines about the hoax https://t.co/UMRsBGCm9X
Sick: U.N. “human rights” official tries to downplay new report of systematic rape on October 7th. She says other Israeli reports of rape “backtracked.” And she “hasn't heard” of the new report, despite major publication days ago in the Sunday Times: https://t.co/pUHWNVql87. She https://t.co/XWGVgSdkFt
The new Israeli report the media is covering heavily is a rehash of many previously debunked claims about sexual violence on 10/7. I’m not going through them one by one again because all of the work has already been done and the approach they are taking is intended to set up a https://t.co/OpEM4ZGBs2