00:00 We also found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence,
00:15 including rape and gang rape, occurred during the 7th of October attacks in at least three
00:21 locations, namely the Nova music festival site and its surroundings, Road 232 and Kibbutz
00:29 Ring. And in most of these incidents, victims were first subjected to rape and then killed,
00:35 and at least two incidents relate to the rape of women's corpses.
00:41 We regard to the hostages taken to Gaza, we found clear and convincing information that
00:47 sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
00:53 has been committed against captives. And we also have reasonable grounds to believe that
00:59 such violence may still be ongoing against those still held in captivity.
01:05 Across multiple locations, we found a recurring pattern of victims found fully or partially
01:11 undressed, bound and shot. And we found that although circumstantial, such a pattern may
01:19 be indicative of some forms of sexual violence, including sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman
01:26 and degrading treatment. Some allegations of sexual violence previously
01:30 reported and highly publicized in the media were determined by us to be unfounded.
01:37 Coming to my visit to the occupied West Bank, we regard to that visit whose purpose was
01:43 different considering that we have UN-verified information on conflict-related sexual violence,
01:49 which will be, as I mentioned, included in the annual report of the Secretary General.
01:53 We nevertheless received, whilst there, from several interlocutors information about cruel,
02:01 inhuman and degrading treatment of Palestinians, men and women, in detention, also under the
02:07 administrative detention, including sexual violence in the forms of invasive body searches,
02:13 threats of rape and prolonged forced nudity. Concerns were also raised about disproportionate
02:19 physical and sexual violence, including sexual harassment and threats of rape during house
02:25 raids, including at night and at checkpoints. Coming back to the fact that the mandate is
02:32 not investigative in nature and that the purpose of the mission was to gather, analyze and
02:39 verify information for its potential inclusion in reporting to the Security Council.
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