A team led by the UN special envoy for sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, found “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape and “sexualized torture.” Patten presented the report Monday at the United Nations.
The hostages identified themselves as Israeli and pleaded for aid, with Alon Shamriz and Yotam Haim explicitly calling out their names in a bid for rescue.
Soldiers and civilians who are suffering from post-trauma in the Iron Swords War will be referred by the National Insurance Institute and the Ministry of Defense to an extension of the Feuerstein Institute established in Rishon LeZion
The Times report claimed that the investigation was over the alleged abuse of more than a thousand civilians released without charges, among them women and men aged 6 to 82 who were held in three military bases in Israel, with some of them supposedly dying in custody. The allegations further allege that among the detainees were cancer and Alzheimer's patients and other injured individuals, and that most of them were arrested while seeking shelter in hospitals and UN buildings.
According to medics, a total of 8 casualties, men around 30 years old were targeted, with one killed and two in critical condition.
Her comments at Israel were what appeared to be the sharpest rebuke yet by a senior leader in the US government over the conditions in the coastal enclave. "People in Gaza are starving. The conditions are inhumane and our common humanity compels us to act," Harris said at an event to commemorate the 59th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" in Alabama. "The Israeli government must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid. No excuses," Harris said.
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the paper will hold a special gala event on Wednesday, in the presence of First Lady Michal Herzog and Dr. Miriam Adelson. Special commendations will be awarded to women for their contribution in various fields. "The Israel of 2024 tells a different story, it cannot be written without the female voice."
"The IDF has concluded an initial review of the unfortunate incident where Gazan civilians were trampled to death and injured as they charged to the aid convoy," IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says.
The air force and artillery hit about 50 targets within six minutes, it said, in a bid to "intensify operational achievements in the area."
A senior Hamas official reportedly says Cairo talks will be last before Ramadan, promising 'escalations' beyond Gaza unless agreement is reached.
