The October 7 Massacre NOV 16, 2025
UN official concludes ‘no rape took place’ during Oct 7th attack
A United Nations official posted on social media that no sexual violence occurred during the October 7 massacre despite an extensive UN report detailing evidence of rape and other crimes during the Hamas invasion
Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, wrote on Friday that “no independent investigation found that rape took place on October 7.”
She also argued that “no Palestinian applauded rape in Gaza,” comments she posted while addressing the legal case involving Israeli soldiers accused of abusing a detainee at the Sde Teiman facility.
Her statements contradicted extensive evidence gathered by UN-appointed investigators and Israeli organizations.
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