Over 175 days following the barbaric attacks on October 7, Hamas continues to hold 134 Israelis, including children and 19 women, in captivity under horrific conditions. The hostages, including six Americans, endure systemic sexual violence and harassment, as confirmed by freed captives and a UN report. Maya Regev, a released hostage, testified before a Knesset committee, revealing that every female captive in Gaza experiences sexual harassment or assault. The international community, including the U.S., has been urged to support Israel in efforts to secure the hostages' release, as the situation garners widespread condemnation.
Former Hamas hostage says every female captive is sexually assaulted 'Multiple reports came out showing the state the hostages might be in. We have to do everything possible to pressure the government to release the hostages,' says Hamas Raped Me Too Movement's @avi_avishag https://t.co/AtInNZEG28
Former hostage Sharon Cunio: "As a woman who was there, the terror is never ending and is indescribable. It is the never-ending terror that you will be hurt, that there is no one to save you, and that you are at the mercy of Hamas." https://t.co/tvvHhZ9SNJ
Former hostage Maya Regev: Every Israeli woman who is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza is being sexually abused.
"Every girl [hostage] in Gaza sexually harassed." Maya Regev was there for nearly two months, in the terror dungeons of the Hamas rapist regime. At a Knesset hearing today, she called on politicians to do everything possible to bring the hostages home now. #BringThemHomeNow https://t.co/rGZiYvsI8P
🧵1/3 Freed hostage Maya Regev says that "every woman hostage is experiencing sexual harassment [in Gaza] in one way or another" at Knesset committee https://t.co/9oeQIMGeRQ
Every Israeli woman who is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza is being sexually abused, freed hostage Maya Regev warned during an emergency session of the Knesset's Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality. https://t.co/faosa1Qvct
‘Every girl there is sexually harassed’: Freed captives beg MKs for hostage deal https://t.co/SWdSryzTET
Every female captive in Gaza “goes through sexual harassment in some form or another,” released hostage Maya Regev stated in front of a Knesset panel today. 19 women are STILL held in Hamas captivity. Every day, every minute, every second that goes by they are suffering the… https://t.co/fBv1KIq9qQ
Six months after massacring and kidnapping Israelis on Oct. 7, Hamas is still holding children in captivity. #BringThemHomeNOW. https://t.co/SgtzBzUjDM
More than 175 days have passed since the barbaric attacks of October 7. Hamas still holds 130 hostages, including six Americans, in horrific conditions. The U.S. must continue to support Israel, our closest ally in the region, and do everything we can to bring the hostages home. https://t.co/tqGcwdfsgz
We've all seen the videos of Naama Levy, with her pants bloodied and Achilles heel slit to stop her from escaping. Shani Louk nearly naked body paraded throughout Gaza. The UN report confirming women were systemically raped by Hamas. But dead rape victims cannot speak, so terror…
"My captors were very, very vicious. You lived there in a horrific sense of fear." -Itay Regev 134 Israelis are still held by Hamas. We’re continuing to share reminders of what hostages went through — and what some of them continue to experience. https://t.co/cON4cQRDNN
As #womenshistorymonth comes to an end, 14 Israeli women — and the bodies of five more — are still being held hostage in Gaza by the Hamas rapist regime. Don’t stop talking about the hostages. Don’t let these women become history. #bringbackourgirls https://t.co/e0aeBX1pgU
When you celebrate your birthday, don’t forget those who can’t. 134 hostages are still being held by Hamas, far from their homes and loved ones. #bringthemhomenow 🎗️ https://t.co/Tz054ys4hR
Something sinister is happening online: Well-documented cases of sexual violence against Israeli women are being dismissed as propaganda. Amit Soussana revealed last week that she was sexually assaulted while in Hamas captivity. Moran Stella Yanai shared that she had as well. https://t.co/LFRsQPAFqh