Gaza is a Hamas hell hole filled with "human animals" which doesn't share our values and there are no innocents Gaza is a western-like paradise Pick one
Report shows systematic rapes, murder of women in Israel on October 7 https://news.yahoo.com/report-shows-systematic-rapes-murder-143359265.html The October 7 terror attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas included systematic sexual violence involving the rape and mutilation of women, a report released on Wednesday showed. "The sexual assaults and rapes were committed by multiple participants and included sadistic practices characterized by brutal, demonstrative features," according to the report published by the Israeli Association of Rape Crisis Centres (ARCCI). Most victims were murdered during or after the rape. Women in particular, but also children and men, were victims of sexual violence. "The report, submitted to decisionmakers at the UN, leaves no room for denial or disregard," said Orit Sulitzeanu, chief executive of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel, in a statement. "The terrorist organization Hamas chose to harm Israel strategically in two clear ways - kidnapping citizens and committing sadistic sexual crimes. "Silence is no longer an option. We expect international organizations to take a clear stance," Sulitzeanu said. The sexual assaults had mainly taken place at the Nova music festival in Reim, in the towns attacked and in military bases on the edge of the Gaza Strip, and in the captivity of hostages. "In some cases, rape was conducted in front of an audience, such as partners, family, or friends, to increase the pain and humiliation for all present," the report said. "Many of the victims' bodies were found mutilated and bound, with sexual organs brutally attacked, and in some cases weapons inserted," the report said. Booby traps had been hidden in some of the bodies. The report is based on both confidential and public information, including witness statements, interviews with first responders and direct information received by ARCCI. The report only mentions information from identified sources that has been authorized for publication. However, the analysis is based on other confidential information that is not authorized for publication. Hamas had denied reports of the use of systematic sexual violence. Hamas terrorists and other extremist groups attacked southern Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping another 250, which they took to Gaza. Since then, Israel's military has launched massive airstrikes and a ground offensive against Hamas and its allies in the coastal area. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, more than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the process.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-evidence-sexual-abuse-7-october-hamas-attack The report, published on Wednesday, did not specify the number of cases it had documented or identify any victims, even anonymously. Sulitzeanu said victim identification was difficult because many were killed after being assaulted, and first responders were so overwhelmed by the scale of death and destruction that they did not document signs of sexual abuse. The report’s authors said they based their research on confidential and public interviews with officials and first responders, as well as media reports. Sulitzeanu said they also relied on “confidential sources” but declined to say whether they had spoken to victims. https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/arcci-submits-first-report-to-un-21-feb-2024 First question: Why was an Israeli NGO picked to write the report? What's wrong w/government forensics? second question: Will the confidential evidence be provided to the UN to make their determinations? Will witnesses and "direct information" gathering methods be available for follow up to the UN? The report analyzes numerous confidential and public pieces of information, including testimonies, interviews with official and non-official first responders, information permitted for publication in various media outlets, and direct information received by the ARCCI. thirdly: Why not just let a coalition of international forensics do the investigation if Israel was overloaded? Why even hire out the task to religious groups that ended up fund raising off the tragedy (zika)? forthly: How is someone supposed to make a "systematic" determination if we don't know the number of victims? The report does not provide quantitative information due to the nature of the events, most of which resulted in the victims' deaths, making their full extent unknown and possibly unknowable.
IDF Says It Discovered Massive Hamas Tunnel Running Under Hospital and University https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/...tunnel-running-under-hospital-and-university/ The Israel Defense Forces said Monday it discovered a tunnel that connects the north of the Gaza Strip to the southern part and runs underneath a hospital and a university. Reaching over six miles in length, the tunnel lies beneath both the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital and Israa University, the military said in a release. It added that Hamas used the tunnel to move terrorists between parts of the enclave. Israel has long claimed that Hamas uses civilian infrastructure for military purposes. Earlier this month, the IDF said it uncovered a data center for the group underneath the Gaza headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the international body's aid organization for Palestinian refugees. The United States twice confirmed—once in November and once in January—that both Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another terror group in Gaza, used Al Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in Gaza, as a command center. In December, the IDF released a video of Kamal Adwan Hospital chief Ahmad Kahalot, who confessed to being a Hamas general and said the group used his facility to hide its military and civilian officials. He also said that 16 staffers in the hospital were part of the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing.
IDF says it uncovered major Gaza tunnel passing under hospital, university https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-s...aza-tunnel-passing-under-hospital-university/ Times of Israel – Bias and Credibility https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/times-of-israel/ LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See more Left-Center sources. Overall, we rate the Times of Israel as Left-Center biased based on editorial positions that slightly favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. ======================== At the same time I will note the exact same news story was reported across dozens of media outlets which all vary in bias and quality.
Hamas leader hiding in Gaza, but killing him risks hostages, officials say Israeli officials say they are closing in on Yehiya Sinwar, the accused architect of the Oct. 7 attacks. Whether his death would help end the war is up for debate. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/02/26/sinwar-hamas-tunnels-israel-gaza/