In a recent development, a bipartisan group of 33 senators requested the United Nations (UN) to launch an investigation into allegations of sexual violence against Israeli women by Hamas during an attack on October 7. The senators reached out to the UN Secretary General through a letter seeking an investigation, considering survivor and witness testimonies.
The letter expressed deep disappointment with the UN's response to the widespread sexual violence, including rape and mutilation, used by Hamas as a weapon of war against women in Israel on October 27, 2023. According to the senators, the level of brutality demonstrated in this particular case of sexual violence compels nothing less than an unequivocal condemnation. This is why the delay by UN Women - nearly two months - to speak out against these atrocities is a cause for concern.
