Guardian aware of sexual assaults for which multiple corroborating pieces of evidence exist
At least seven women who were killed were also raped in the attack, according to Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, a legal scholar and international women’s rights advocate, from her examination of evidence so far.
The New York Times and NBC have both identified more than 30 killed women and girls whose bodies bear signs of abuse, such as bloodied genitals and missing clothes, and according to the Israeli welfare ministry, five women and one man have come forward seeking help for sexual abuse over the past few months.
Several incidents of sexual assault and rape from 7 October have been documented by Hamas body camera footage, CCTV, material uploaded to social media, and photographs and videos taken by civilians and first responders, according to several people involved in analysing the footage. Survivor and witness testimonies, many from the Supernova rave, describe seeing women being raped before they were shot.
Quick refresher on articles from last year such as TheGuardian:
Evidence points to systematic use of rape and sexual violence by Hamas in 7 October attacks
Israel women’s groups warn of failure to keep evidence of sexual violence in Hamas attacks