### [2026-05-12](/feed/2026/05/12/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission claims that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel. ### Sources: 1. [ABC Australia](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/hamas-systematically-used-rape-october-7-report-says/106672368) 2. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgz9k7pzggo) 3. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/middleeast/israel-sexual-violence-hamas-attack-report.html) ### Changes: 1. A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission finds that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel. _2026-05-13 21:35:03 (First version)_ 1. A new 300-page report by the Israeli non-profit organization Civil Commission claims that Hamas engaged in sexual violence and rape during the October 7 attacks on Israel. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Azzam Al-Hayya, the son of Hamas Political Bureau chairman Khalil al-Hayya, is confirmed by a Hamas official to have been killed during a Israel airstrike last night. ](/feed/2026/05/7/azzam-al-hayya-the-son-of-hamas-political-bureau-chairman-khalil-al-hayya-is-confirmed-by-a-hamas-official-to-have-bee.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Middle Eastern crisis_ 2. [The Israel Defense Forces confirms that Hamas Nukhba commander Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks including the Nova music festival massacre, was eliminated in a airstrike yesterday in the central Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2026/05/5/the-israel-defense-forces-confirms-that-hamas-nukhba-commander-anas-muhammad-ibrahim-hamed-who-took-part-in-the-october.md) _Context: Hamas, Middle Eastern crisis, October 7 attacks_ 3. [The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas terrorists who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. ](/feed/2026/04/12/the-israeli-military-claims-that-they-have-killed-several-hamas-terrorists-who-took-part-in-hostage-taking-during-the-oc.md) _Context: Hamas, Middle Eastern crisis, October 7 attacks_ 4. [Palestinian militant group Hamas calls for Iran to cease their attacks on Middle East neighbors during the war. They also reaffirm Tehran's right to defend itself from Israel and the United States. ](/feed/2026/03/14/palestinian-militant-group-hamas-calls-for-iran-to-cease-their-attacks-on-middle-east-neighbors-during-the-war-they-als.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Middle Eastern crisis_ 5. [At least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple Israeli strikes targeting members of Hezbollah and Hamas across Lebanon. One Hezbollah leader has been reported deceased. ](/feed/2026/02/20/at-least-12-people-are-killed-and-33-others-are-injured-in-multiple-israeli-strikes-targeting-members-of-hezbollah-and-h.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Middle Eastern crisis_ 6. [A joint operation between the Italian state police and the financial police results in the arrest of nine people for allegedly raising about {{Euro}}7 million (US$8.2 million) through charities and diverting most of the funds to Hamas following the 2023 attack on Israel. ](/feed/2025/12/27/a-joint-operation-between-the-italian-state-police-and-the-financial-police-results-in-the-arrest-of-nine-people-for-all.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, October 7 attacks_ 7. [At least 28 Palestinians are killed and 77 more are injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City and Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip after Israel accused Hamas of firing at Israeli troops. ](/feed/2025/11/19/at-least-28-palestinians-are-killed-and-77-more-are-injured-in-a-series-of-israeli-airstrikes-in-gaza-city-and-khan-yuni.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Middle Eastern crisis_ 8. [At least 21 Palestinians are killed in a crowd crush at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site in the Gaza Strip. The GHF attributed the stampede to armed agitators, while Hamas and Palestinian eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers sprayed people with pepper gas and opened fire. ](/feed/2025/07/16/at-least-21-palestinians-are-killed-in-a-crowd-crush-at-a-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-ghf-site-in-the-gaza-strip-the.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, Middle Eastern crisis_ 9. [Israeli airstrikes kill at least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, queuing for nutritional supplements near a medical point in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. They were among at least 82 killed in strikes in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it struck a member Hamas's elite Nukhba forces who took part in the October 7 attacks. ](/feed/2025/07/10/israeli-airstrikes-kill-at-least-15-palestinians-including-eight-children-and-two-women-queuing-for-nutritional-supple.md) _Context: Hamas, Israel, October 7 attacks_ 10. [Israeli forces in Gaza recover the bodies of three hostages who were abducted by Palestinian militants during the October 7 attacks. Fifty hostages remain in Gaza, of which 20 are thought to remain alive. ](/feed/2025/06/22/israeli-forces-in-gaza-recover-the-bodies-of-three-hostages-who-were-abducted-by-palestinian-militants-during-the-octobe.md) _Context: Israel, Middle Eastern crisis, October 7 attacks_