The New York Times published a detailed accounting of rape against Palestinians. An unreliable Israeli nonprofit put out a report on sexual abuse against Israelis. And all hell broke loose.
Kafa lives with long-standing chronic conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, a thyroid disorder and joint pain. But with tight Israeli restrictions on medicine entering Gaza, she’s been forced to ration her own care. Just over half of Gaza’s medicines are out of stock. Of 622 essential items, 312 were unavailable as of March 2026.
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A new report that Israel touts as “evidentiary breakthrough” is little more than a repeat of earlier attempts to “prove” widespread rape: unsubstantiated claims, secondhand accounts, discredited witnesses, outright lies, and most importantly, a total absence of accusers.
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Male and female Palestinians describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators.