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Palestinians Report Sexual Abuse and Brutal Beatings by Israeli Forces and Settlers to U.N. Commission

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Updated Mar 12, 2025, 02:48 PM

Palestinians have testified before a U.N.-backed human rights commission about alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers during the war in Gaza. The allegations include sexual abuse, brutal beatings, being punched in the genitals, held naked for days, and starved, according to the testimonies heard by the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The commission, led by former U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay, is investigating these claims as part of its mandate to examine potential war crimes and rights violations. Israel has refused to cooperate with the commission, citing anti-Israel bias and denying any mistreatment of detainees. Rights groups have reported widespread abuse at the Sde Teiman military detention facility. One witness, Saeed Mohammad Abdel-Fattah Abu Al-Jidyan, a 26-year-old nurse from Gaza, described being detained, stripped naked, and subjected to severe beatings and torture, including being hung up 'like a punching bag' and beaten in the genitals until they bled. He reported feeling humiliated and tortured. The commission's hearings are set to continue, with a report expected to be issued on the alleged systematic use of sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians since the October 7, 2023 attacks.

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“I was humiliated and tortured.” Palestinians who say they suffered sexual abuse and brutal beatings in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers have testified about their ordeals at the UN. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/VTiCL6rctG https://t.co/ZyIgjE6xIJ

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UN rights experts brief media on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories https://t.co/jGCRxV7lYM

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Palestinians testify before the UN about sexual abuse by Israelis 👇 https://t.co/Bi6te6bQWQ

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