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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harriet Sherwood and agencies

UN condemnation of sexual violence by Hamas ‘too little, too late’, says Israel

The charred remains of a home in kibbutz Be'eri after the 7 October Hamas attacks.
The charred remains of a home in kibbutz Be'eri after the 7 October Hamas attacks. Photograph: Shutterstock

Israel has criticised the head of the United Nations children’s agency after she condemned acts of sexual violence committed against women during Hamas’s deadly assault on Israel on 7 October, as attention has focused on rapes and other atrocities in recent days.

Israel said the comments by Catherine Russell, the executive director of Unicef, were insufficient and were issued only as a result of international pressure.

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