Report Documents Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Using Sexual Violence Against Palestinians in West Bank
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Summary
A report documents Israeli soldiers and settlers using sexual violence and gendered attacks to force Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian women, men, and children have reported forced nudity, invasive body cavity searches, exposure of genitals to minors, and threats of sexual violence. Sixteen cases were recorded over three years, though experts believe this is an undercount. The violence has led to girls quitting school and entering early marriages.
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Palestinian women, men and children have reported attacks, forced nudity, invasive and painful body cavity searches, Israelis exposing their genitals, including to minors, and threats of sexual violence
Sixteen cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded by researchers for the West Bank Protection Consortium over the last three years, a figure that is likely an under-reporting
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