The Civilian Commission (CCO7) on Crimes by Hamas Against Women and Children published its extensive and well documented report “Silenced No More, Sexual Terror Unveiled: The Untold Atrocities of October 7 and Against Hostages in Captivity” was published May 12th this year. The report is almost 300 pages of deeply disturbing, extremely difficult to read descriptions of the systematic sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) committed during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and the crimes committed against hostages in Gaza. The report can be downloaded from the site https://www.civilc.org/silenced-no-more. Do not be satisfied with summaries by journalists or commentators, by social media posts or assume that you know what is in the report because you follow the news, especially after the events of October 7th.  Out of respect for Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy and her team at CCO7 who painstakingly gathered evidence, endured personal trauma while interviewing hundreds of witnesses, viewed thousands of hours of stomach-turning videos and pictures and visited the sites of the atrocities, read the report.  Out of respect for the victims of the atrocities, those who survived and those who did not, for the hostages who suffered SGBV throughout their captivity, for the families of the victims who were forced to see their loved ones’ suffering on social media, often intentionally sent by the perpetrators, read the report. Out of respect for the thousands of first responders, medical personnel, volunteers, police, and soldiers who responded to the attacks, many losing their own lives in that response, many who were exposed to the horrors of October 7th in the hours and days following, as bodies, body parts and scenes........

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