A doctor treating hostages released by Hamas revealed that at least 10 of them were sexually assaulted or abused while in captivity, marking the first apparent medical confirmation of such acts.
Freed hostages reported witnessing horrific sexual violence, including against males.
The Israeli military states that 138 hostages, including 15 women, are still held by Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza. (Trending: Democrat Accused Of Blocking Release of Jeffrey Epstein Flight Logs)
Concerns about sexual violence against female hostages have been expressed, and the US State Department suggested that Hamas may be holding onto hostages to prevent them from speaking about the abuse they suffered.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “It seems one of the reasons they don’t want to turn women over they’ve been holding hostage, and the reason this pause fell apart, is they don’t want those women to be able to talk about what happened to them during their time in custody.”
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, “It seems one of the reasons they don’t want to turn women over they’ve been holding hostage, and the reason this pause fell apart, is they don’t want those women to be able to talk about what happened to them during their time in custody.”
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