UN: The Israeli army has raped, beaten and deprived Palestinian women of food and medicine

Hundreds of Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have been arbitrarily detained by Israel's illegal Zionist regime since October 7, reporting that they have been raped, severely beaten and denied food and medicine by Israeli soldiers. that army. UN experts have raised concerns about "credible allegations of serious human rights violations" by the Israeli military, including multiple forms of sexual violence and rape against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank. The occupied West. The experts, including the special rapporteurs of the United Nations, Reem Alsalem and Francesca Albanese, are part of the largest body of independent experts in the human rights system of the United Nations. The experts have explained in their report: "Palestinian women and girls in detention have been subjected to many forms of sexual violence, including stripping and strip searches by male Israeli army officers". Raeem Alsalem The report of the UN experts continued to explain: "about two Palestinian female prisoners were reported to have been raped while others were reportedly threatened with rape and sexually abused". Those detained include human rights activists, journalists and humanitarian aid workers, who report being subjected to "brutal and degrading treatment." The detained Palestinian women have listed many forms of abuse such as severe beatings, being denied food, medicine and menstrual pads, and being photographed in "degrading conditions" and then shared online by the Israeli army. One shocking report mentioned a Palestinian woman detained in Gaza and left outside in a cage without food and in the rain and cold. The seven United Nations experts have called for an independent and effective investigation into the reports, and warned Tel Aviv that it should cooperate with the investigation that will be conducted. According to the information received by the UN experts, Palestinian women and girls have been targeted and killed deliberately in Gaza, often with their family members and children "where they sought refuge or while fleeing". Likewise, it has been stated in the expert's report that some of the Palestinian women were reported to be holding white pieces of cloth when they were killed by the cruel army of the Zionist regime. In addition, there are a number of Palestinian women and children in Gaza whose whereabouts are unknown since they encountered the soldiers of the illegal Israeli regime.../