Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report says

TEL AVIV, Israel — Sexual violence was systematic, widespread and integral to the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath , a new report by an Israeli nonprofit has found.

The report, titled “Silenced No More,” was published Tuesday by the Civil Commission, an independent group that documents and researches gender-based violence by Hamas after its 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza .