Hamas must be held accountable for violence and sexual assault in Israeli attack
گزارشگران سازمان ملل خواستار پاسخگویی حماس برای خشونت و تجاوز جنسی در حمله 7 اکتبر به اسرائیل شدند.
Alice Jill Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, and Maurice Tidbalbins, the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings, were appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.
According to them, there is ample evidence that the Hamas militant group has committed disturbing acts such as sexual torture, gang rape, mutilation and genital shooting. UN rapporteurs have described these acts as “gross violations of international law” and stressed that they amount to war crimes, also known as crimes against humanity.
They also pointed out that there is evidence of people being burned alive and mutilated bodies, adding: "Every victim, regardless of ethnicity, religion or gender, deserves recognition and our role is to be their voice."
با توجه به اینکه بازرسان پلیس اسرائیل در حال جمعآوری شواهدی از موارد خشونت جنسی هستند، اما گروه حماس اقدامات مذکور را تکذیب کرده است. طبق اظهارات دولت اسرائیل، بیش از 130 گروگان که در جریان حمله حماس به اسرائیل به گروگان گرفته شدند، همچنان در دست حماس هستند. در این مدت هم دستکم 24 گروگان کشته شدهاند.
Linda Thomas Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, also reacted to the statements of the aforementioned reporters and, by publishing a message on social media, called for immediate condemnation of Hamas' actions regarding sexual violence.
