Following weeks of silence by women’s organizations and international bodies, UN secretary-general says issue needs to be ‘vigorously investigated’; Israel’s UN envoy: ‘When it comes to Israeli women, sexual violence that has been proven and determined by state authorities still needs to be investigated’

Against the backdrop of widespread anger in Israel over the silence of women’s organizations and international bodies regarding the severe sexual violence used by Hamas terrorists against women in the attack on October 7, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Thursday that these actions must be thoroughly investigated.

“There are numerous accounts of sexual violence during the abhorrent acts of terror by Hamas on 7 October that must be vigorously investigated and prosecuted,” Guterres wrote on the X platform

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    10 months ago

    We’re in 2023. I assume you aren’t aware of how a decade old news isn’t relevant to the discussion anymore.

    You seem to indicate it will happen. I’m asking when?

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      10 months ago

      Probably like with literally every other war crimes investigation.

      After the hostilities are over so a full accounting can be made.

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        10 months ago

        That’s convenient isn’t it? Lay seige, let nobody in and then “wait” for a war crimes investigation instead of creating channels for an independent investigation when everybody in the world was asking for one, see numerous hospital and school bombings from example. This is the same Israel that didn’t let aid into Gaza, if you have trouble recalling how generous and compliant they are.

        Ironically, war crimes investigation in an active war zone is a thing.

        https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1127691