Wednesday, May 20Wednesday, May 20An independent Israeli investigative commission released a report on May 12, 2026, concluding that Hamas and allied Palestinian militant groups committed systematic and widespread sexual violence during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and against hostages held in Gaza. The report builds on prior investigations, including those by the UN, to document the scale of these crimes .
Israel’s parliament (Knesset) passed a law establishing a special military tribunal to try Palestinians accused of participating in the October 7 attacks, with the death penalty as a possible sentence. Rights groups have criticized the measure, arguing it undermines fair trial protections .
The European Union adopted new sanctions on May 12 targeting Israeli settlers for violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, as well as leaders of Hamas. Israel condemned the sanctions as baseless .
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli military and settler violence has escalated, with the UN reporting that at least one Palestinian child is killed per week on average. A separate report highlighted the case of a 16-year-old Palestinian shot by Israeli soldiers near Nablus, illustrating the broader pattern of violence . Italian MEP Pina Picierno (Annunziata) and former Italian Democratic Party leader Nicola Zingaretti condemned Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, arguing it is eliminating Palestinian living space and undermining a two-state solution .
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Annunziata and Zingaretti condemn Israeli expansion in the West Bank and the EUs inaction Annunziatas report on her mission to the West Bank: The aggression of the settlers is effectively eliminating any living space for Palestinians and is now making a diplomatic solution based on two peoples and two states almost impossible
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Hamas committed systematic sexual violence during October 7 attacks, says report Hamas and allied Palestinian militant groups committed systematic, widespread sexual violence during the October 7th 2023 attack on Israel and against hostages held captive in Gaza. Thats according to a report by an independent Israeli investigative commission released on May 12. The report builds on prior investigations, including by the UN, to determine the full scale of sexual violence perpetrated.
france24 · 8 days ago
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Independent Israeli report accuses Hamas of systematic sexual violence during October 7 attacks A new independent commission finds Hamas and its allies committed systematic, widespread sexual violence during their October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and against hostages they took back to Gaza. This comes as the Knesset passed a law establishing a special military tribunal to try Palestinian militants accused of taking part in the October 7 attacks, under which the death penalty could be handed down. FRANCE 24s Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more form Jerusalem.
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