First Male Oct. 7 Victim Recounts Alleged Rape by Hamas Fighters
The first male victim to come forward about allegedly being raped at the Supernova music festival during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack described the assault to Israeli media on Wednesday without revealing his identity....
Facts
- The first male victim to come forward about allegedly being raped at the Supernova music festival during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack described the assault to Israeli media on Wednesday without revealing his identity.[1]
- Identified only by the Hebrew letter Dalet (ד), the victim told Channel 12 news broadcast that he was pinned to the ground, had his clothes stripped off, and was spat on.[2]
- He further said that the Hamas fighters celebrated and laughed, recounting that 'you don’t know what to do in the moment, whether you should resist or let it pass, how to deal with the situation.”[1]
- This testimony is part of a lawsuit filed by more than 100 survivors from the Supernova festival, which demands the Israeli government to pay more than $137M in support to victims who claim to have been unable to 'return to their lives.'[3]
- Earlier this year, a UN report found that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that sexual violence occurred on Oct. 7 and that captives in Gaza have been subjected to sexual violence as well, though the details are still unclear.[4]
- Over 1.1K people in Israel were killed on Oct. 7. The resulting war has killed at least 39K Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry.[5]
Sources: [1]Timesofisrael, [2]Breitbart, [3]The Jewish Chronicle, [4]Vox and [5]Daily Mail.
Narratives
- Pro-establishment narrative, as provided by New York Post. The evidence continues to pile up documenting Hamas' brutal terrorist attack on Oct. 7. Gangs of murderous rapists attacked innocent Israeli civilians throughout southern Israel, humiliating their victims as much as possible. Though the world may choose to forget what happened on that fateful day, Hamas' terrorism is the reason for the war in Gaza.
- Establishment-critical narrative, as provided by Grayzone. Accusations of sexual assault have been systematically weaponized to justify Israel's genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Many of the reports regarding alleged acts of sexual assault have proved to be false. This is not to say that sexual assault on Oct. 7 did not occur, but that some claims have been based on faulty evidence or speculation.
