Hamas rejects allegations that its members committed “sexual violations” and demands an impartial international committee

The Hamas movement called for the formation of an impartial international committee to investigate allegations that its members committed “sexual violations,” noting that the UN Special Envoy for Sexual Violence in Conflict Areas, Pramila Patten, did not conduct an impartial, professional investigation.

On Friday, Hamas renewed its rejection of international allegations that its members committed “sexual violations” during the events of October 7, 2023, demanding the formation of an impartial international committee to investigate.

On Tuesday, Hamas rejected a press statement issued by the office of the UN Special Envoy on Sexual Violence in Conflict Areas, Pramila Patten, that a UN team that visited Israel and the occupied West Bank “found reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred in several locations during the October 7 attacks.” the first".

The movement said in a statement on Friday to a member of its political office in Gaza, Bassem Naeem: “We once again confirm our strong condemnation of the report issued by Ms. Pramila Patten, the UN Special Envoy for Sexual Violence in Conflict Areas, regarding allegations and allegations of the occurrence of incidents of sexual violence during the events of October 7.” From Palestinians.”

She pointed out that the report "came after failed Zionist attempts to prove these false charges, which confirm that they are baseless and based on fabricated stories from elements known to be linked to the Zionist security establishment."

The statement explained, "Patten herself confirms that she did not conduct a professional investigation, but was on a mission to collect information and investigate."

The movement expressed its extreme surprise that “Patten issued her report after listening to only one party and neglecting to listen to hundreds of women who were subjected to harassment and sexual violence inside and outside the occupation prisons, especially those who were arrested from Gaza after October 7.”

Hamas said that the UN rapporteur "ignored a detailed professional report, which she received from Palestinian feminist organizations in Ramallah, about Zionist violations against Palestinian women, including sexual violence."

The movement renewed its rejection of the report, which it described as "unprofessional and biased, especially at this sensitive time when hundreds of Palestinian women are still exposed to violence in all its forms in enemy prisons, including sexual violence."

Hamas called for the formation of an impartial international investigation committee to investigate all events on October 7, 2023, including violence against women, stressing its “full” readiness to cooperate with the committee and “respect its outcomes.”

The occupation army has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip since last October 7, which resulted in tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, which required Israel to appear before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing “genocide” crimes.