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Report Alleges Hamas Sexual Violence Amid Rising Gaza Strikes

5/14/2026

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Hamas Sexual Violence

An Israeli nonprofit report alleges Hamas systematically perpetrated widespread sexual violence during and after the Oct. 7 attack.
The U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire signed in October 2023 remains in effect, yet fighting and civilian deaths persist.
U.N. investigators previously classified Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide, citing deliberate civilian killings.
ACLED noted a 35 % rise in strikes, killing 120 Palestinians, eight women and 13 children.

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Israel Controls

Israel now controls over half of Gaza and claims coordination over an additional 11% of the territory, Gisha reports.
Israeli forces have stepped up Gaza strikes, killing 120 Palestinians in the five weeks since the Iran war pause on April 8.
Top diplomat Nickolay Mladenov said Hamas’s refusal to disarm blocks reconstruction and lasting peace.
Hamas officials report consolidating grip, taxing residents and hindering temporary housing efforts.

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Hamas Sexual Violence

An Israeli nonprofit report alleges Hamas systematically perpetrated widespread sexual violence during and after the Oct. 7 attack.
The U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire signed in October 2023 remains in effect, yet fighting and civilian deaths persist.
U.N. investigators previously classified Israel’s Gaza campaign as genocide, citing deliberate civilian killings.
ACLED noted a 35 % rise in strikes, killing 120 Palestinians, eight women and 13 children.

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