A comprehensive report based on 400 testimonies from witnesses and experts documents that Hamas used rape, genital mutilation, and other acts of sexual violence as weapons of war during the October 7 attacks. The investigation, considered the most detailed to date, indicates that these crimes were deliberately directed against Israeli women and girls, forming part of a systematic strategy of terror.
Body cameras and social media: technology as a witness 📹
The report relies on forensic analysis of electronic devices, including body cameras of the attackers and mobile phone recordings. Researchers used artificial intelligence tools to authenticate and cross-reference visual data with testimonies. Communication patterns on social media and encrypted messaging apps were also examined to track the coordination of attacks and the dissemination of propaganda celebrating sexual violence, which allowed establishing a chain of command and premeditation.
The barbarity style guide: limited edition 🤡
It seems Hamas read the wrong military strategy manual, the one that says rape and mutilation are effective war tactics. Perhaps they confused the battlefield with a survival reality show where the cruelest wins. The report details that they even used social media to promote their exploits, as if they were influencers of horror. In the end, their legacy will not be one of bravery, but of a terrible resume for any aspiring terrorist group with pretensions of statehood.