Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday, praised a UN report showing that members of the Palestinian Hamas movement had committed sexualised violence against Israelis during its October 7 massacre.
He called on the world to “condemn and punish Hamas.”
Five months after the terror attack perpetrated by Hamas and other extremist groups, the United Nations published a paper on Monday.
The paper stated that there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that rapes and gang rapes had taken place in at least three locations during the attacks.
According to conclusive information, sexualised violence was also committed against hostages and this could be on-going in Gaza. The report does not have a mandate to name culprits.
The paper likewise stated there was evidence of sexualised violence against Palestinians in Israeli captivity.
The report was of “immense importance,” Herzog wrote on X, formerly twitter.
“It substantiates with moral clarity and integrity the systematic, premeditated, and on-going sexual crimes committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli women.
“The world must react strongly by condemning and punishing Hamas,” Herzog wrote.
Israel had long accused the UN of failing to respond appropriately to the atrocious crimes of October 7.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday evening that the Israeli ambassador to the UN would be summoned home for consultations.
Among the many criticisms Israel has against the UN, Katz is annoyed that the UN Security Council did not classify Hamas as a terrorist organisation. (dpa/NAN)
