Israeli interrogators working to uncover the sexual assaults committed by Hamas terrorists as part of the October 7 massacre have collected a testimony detailing horrific incidents of rape and mutilation of victims.
The Israel Police’s Lahav 433 National Crime Unit collected the testimony of a young woman who survived the massacre at the music festival in Re’im, it was reported Wednesday.
“As I am hiding, I see in the corner of my eyes that [a terrorist] is raping her,” she said of another victim while demonstrating the terrorist’s violent grasp with her hands. “She was alive beforehand; she stood on her feet, bleeding from her back. But then the situation was that he was pulling her hair. She had long, brown hair,” she was quoted as saying.
Her testimony was one of thousands of different pieces of evidence collected by the police.
Police efforts to uncover horrors of October 7
Police’s interrogations of the October 7 terrorist attack are operating on three sectors, with a heavy focus on the testimonies of arrested terrorists. Information collected in the testimonies includes crucial intelligence for the defense of IDF forces on the battlefield and for Israel’s diplomatic activities.
In addition, police collected dozens of testimonies from ZAKA rescue and recovery personnel who evacuated bodies after the massacre. Their testimonies detail the Hamas terrorists’ atrocities committed, including those of a sexual nature.
As per reports, the Israel Police is working to collect as many pieces of evidence and testimonies into the horrors of October 7 as possible, including efforts for a mobile application on which survivors of the massacre will be able to share their stories.