Recent reports have highlighted allegations of sexual abuse against Palestinian women by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), with accusations coming from both U.S. officials and UN experts. A U.S. State Department official allegedly accused Israel of sexually abusing Palestinian women, a claim that has been supported by UN reports detailing instances of rape and multiple forms of sexual assault against Palestinian female detainees since October 7, with at least two women being raped. These reports come amid broader accusations of inhumane and degrading treatment of hundreds of Palestinian women and girls detained since the war on Gaza began, including sexual assault, beatings, and denial of essentials like food and medicine. The State Department, however, denied directly accusing Israel of systematically sexually abusing Palestinians but confirmed it is raising credible allegations of crimes by Israeli soldiers. Palestinian women released from Israeli detention in Gaza have recounted instances of abuse, including being strip-searched during transfers between locations, as a mother of three stated.
Nisreen Abbas recounts how she was stripped naked by Israeli soldiers and had all her belongings taken away when she passed through one of their checkpoints in Gaza. https://t.co/0XDi21qWtH
UN experts say they have seen “credible allegations” that Palestinian women and girls have been subjected to sexual assaults, including rape, while in Israeli detention https://t.co/nv3j91TD0p
JUST IN: U.S. Denies Directly Accusing Israel of 'Systematically' Sexually Abusing Palestinians -- But State Dept confirms to me it is repeatedly raising 'credible allegations' of crimes by Israeli soldiers https://t.co/FfL4OtF3OV
Palestinian women, released from Israeli detention in Gaza, recount instances of abuse to the media. A mother of three stated, "At every point during my detention, whenever we were transferred between locations, we were strip-searched" https://t.co/XINDTuIkxh
The State Department denied that one of its officials accused the Israel Defense Forces of sexually abusing Palestinian women, disputing an Israeli general’s characterization of a meeting this past weekend. | @James_t_quinn https://t.co/p5CMdbdGCR
Hundreds of Palestinian women and girls arbitrarily detained since the war on Gaza began faced "inhumane and degrading treatment," including sexual assault, beatings, and denial of essentials like food and medicine https://t.co/XINDTuIkxh
In February, UN experts reported Palestinian female detainees enduring "multiple forms of sexual assault" in Israeli detention since October 7. At least two were raped, and others faced threats of sexual violence https://t.co/XINDTuIkxh
State Department Official Claims IDF 'Sexually Abuses Palestinian Women' — Hamas Begs To Differ - https://t.co/Y0qgUV2ESy
So we're clear, in this meeting, a US State Department official accused Israel of sexually abusing Palestinian women: https://t.co/GtylWVxSYD The UN has reported 2 Palestinian women have been raped, and women and girls subjected to "multiple forms of sexual assault"… https://t.co/13lqhVXB21
Israeli general says US official accused army of sexually abusing Palestinian women https://t.co/XINDTuIkxh https://t.co/OcFdTfYG0g