Many had been burned, crushed, tied up, disadvantaged of water, meals and medical care, or sexually abused by their captors
Hostages within the Gaza Strip who’ve been freed, together with kids, have been subjected to bodily and sexual violence, in keeping with a report by Israel's well being ministry set to be submitted to the UN.
The report relies on testimony from former hostages and statements from medical and nursing employees who cared for them after their launch who allege that many had been burned, crushed, tied up, disadvantaged of water, meals and medical care or sexually abused by their captors.
In an announcement, the Israeli Ministry of Well being clarifies that the report shall be submitted inside the week to Alice Jill Edwards, UN particular rapporteur on torture.
The depositions concern greater than 100 Israeli and overseas hostages who had been launched in the course of the transient truce in late November 2023. They embody 30 kids and youngsters, a few of whom had been abused.
“One of many freed hostages states that she was sexually assaulted by a Hamas terrorist at gunpoint…Some girls testified that they had been restrained tied to beds whereas their captors seemed on,” the report states.
Israel has already launched experiences and testimonies about hostage circumstances within the Gaza Strip, which embody allegations of violence and sexual abuse, which Hamas has denied.
“The horror skilled by the hostages reveals to the eyes of the world the brutality of the enemy Israel is going through,” commented Israel's Well being Minister Uriel Bouso, calling on the worldwide group to extend strain on Hamas to launch the hostages stay within the Gaza Strip.
In current weeks, progress has been made in talks to succeed in a deal on hostages and a cease-fire in Gaza, however the two camps accuse one another of an deadlock in negotiations.
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