NEW YORK – Volker Türk, the
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, revealed on Friday that Israeli authorities had not responded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) request for permission to monitor and document reports of sexual assaults on Israeli women during Operation
Al-Aqsa Flood.
اضافة اعلان
In its report, the OHCHR cited Israeli accusations of rape, sexual violence, and attacks on women and
girls on
October 7 in southern Israel. The report does not provide any evidence
or confirmation of Israel's assertions, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
The study also states that
Israel formed a non-governmental Israeli civilian committee to investigate
charges of crimes against women and children to document gender-based violence
against them. Despite repeated requests from the OHCHR, Israeli authorities
have denied access to monitor and document these charges.
Furthermore, the Israeli government
and media allege that Hamas beheaded children and sexually assaulted women,
although Hamas disputed these accusations. If anything, films have circulated
showing Hamas members being pleasant to children, treating them with dignity
and respect.
In October 2023, Salem Awais,
UNICEF Middle East and North Africa spokesperson, stated, "There is no
evidence of Israeli children's heads being severed or children being burned in
Israel by Hamas."
Israeli violations
against the Palestinians
Regarding Israeli policies,
the OHCR report emphasized the increased number of arrests made by the IOF
following
October 7. It said that the arrests were accompanied by
"beatings, mistreatment, and humiliation of Palestinian women and men,
including sexual assault such as kicking genital organs and threats of
rape."
The report also emphasized
confirmation from victims' testimony and eyewitnesses, as well as video footage
uploaded by IOF soldiers on social media networks. These recordings show the
maltreatment of Palestinians, including male captives who were videotaped or
photographed while naked or partially clad, blindfolded, handcuffed, and
subjected to physical violence and humiliation by IOF soldiers.
According to the article,
Israeli officials have jailed at least 4,000 Palestinians from Gaza who live in
Israel and are isolated from the outside world after revoking their medical
care and employment permits on October 11. Detainees in Israel's custody face
terrible conditions, including threats of rape, lack of clothing and access to
restrooms, and restriction of food and water. Families and loved ones have been
left in the dark for weeks on the detainees’ conditions.
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