In his report, Guterres referenced Patten’s assessment, but noted that it, “not being investigative in nature and given its limited duration, did not draw conclusions on attribution to specific armed groups or determine prevalence of incidents of conflict-related sexual violence during and after the attacks of 7 October. Such a determination would require a fully-fledged investigation.”
The Ynet outlet, in an unsourced report, said Israeli representatives spoke with UN officials about Hamas not being blacklisted and were told that there is a process to include an organization in the roster that involves identifying a trend and then specific cases. UN officials also pointed out that there has not yet been a full investigation of the October 7 attacks and asserted that it was not possible to determine if Hamas planned sexual crimes as part of its attack, or if they were carried out spontaneously by individuals, including Gazans who entered Israel while trailing the attacking terrorists.
Daily reminder that the rape accusations are as fake as the 40 beheaded babies.
“Between the Hammer and the Anvil” - The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé
It is pretty hard to say what’s is true and what isn’t in an ongoing conflict. Both side tries to make the other look evil while trying to hide or minimize their own evil deeds.
Which is why we don’t believe anything any party says without evidence or a very large amount of witnesses. These false rape accusations have been the biggest lie so far where israel is blocking any independent investigation for to this very day.
Indeed, but without investigations it is too early to say that it was a lie or if was the truth. Instead of labeling hastily one side allegation as lie, it has to be investigated, and proved as such.
Don’t mistake it as defending one side or the other, both side are different faces of a similar evil, but polarizing the debate in such way will just make it harder for moderates and peace advocate to be heard.
