Sexual abuse

October 7 survivor testifies she was raped in 2011, says courts 'hand out gag orders like candy'

Michal Gadisman, who said she previously worked as a senior secretary for former minister Silvan Shalom, also testified, alleging he sexually assaulted her years ago. 

 Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen.
Rahel Bayar: Former prosecutor explains why many child abuse cases go untried.

How to spot and prevent signs of sexual abuse in children

Iranian protesters set fire to a building in Asadabad, in western Iran, December 31, 2025

Iran's streets are burning, why Israel cannot look away

 Released hostage Maya Regev speaks during a status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on April 2, 2024

Hamas’s sexual abuses aren’t allegations but facts, survivors need real support - editorial


Tel Aviv BDSM community leaders arrested following allegations of rape, torture

Lured by the promise of community life and sexual freedom, women gave testimony to the abuses they suffered at "The College."

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One in eight girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says

"The scale of this human rights violation is overwhelming, and it's been hard to fully grasp because of stigma, challenges in measurement, and limited investment in data collection."

 A woman holds a placard reading: "Victim we believe you rapist we see you", during a silent march to support Gisele Pelicot, who has allegedly been drugged and raped by men solicited by her husband Dominique Pelicot at their home, and other female victims of violence, France, October 5, 2024.

'To protect youth and children': Turkey blocks instant messaging platform Discord

Turkey has banned Discord access following a court decision over concerns related to child abuse and obscenity amid public outrage.

 Discord app icon on smartphone screen, 2021

Nova survivor reveals she witnessed rape on October 7

Yuval Sharvit Trabelsi, who survived the Nova massacre but lost her husband Mor there, revealed for the first time that she witnessed rape while trying to evade Hamas terrorists.

 The area of ​​the Nova party where hundreds of Israelis were killed and kidnapped by Hamas terrorists who infiltrated to Israel, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, photo taken on October 12, 2023.

Jerusalem resident posing as a masseur is suspected of sexual misconduct Nova survivor

The suspect, 62-year-old Boaz Gilad, has been arrested and questioned.

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French man on trial for drugging and inviting others to rape his wife

A 71-year-old French man is on trial for drugging his wife, facilitating her rape by dozens, and filming the abuse.

 Gisele P. (R) sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian (C) and her son (L) at the courthouse during the trial of her husband accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024.

Hostage Family Forum publishes video declined to air by broadcast authorities - N12

The video depicts a tunnel, which cuts to a video of a pregnant woman and the sound of a crying baby.

 Demonstrators hold images of five female soldiers held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, as they protest calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2024.

Jerusalem resident arrested for sexual assault of minor, date-rape, drug offences

A Jerusalem man in his 40s is accused of sexually assaulting a minor and administering a date-rape drug at a party.

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Palestinian prisoner from viral photo tells CNN about abuse, sexual assault at Sde Teiman

He alleged that the interrogations often involved physical and verbal abuse including hot water being poured on him, or being told that his family had been killed. 

 Blindfolded Palestinian detainees inside the camp in May 2024

IDF top attorney calls 10 terrorists to verify sexual abuse charges against guards at Sde Teiman

There are 74 incidents of alleged abuse of some thousands of Palestinian detainees who passed through Sdei Teiman which are being probed.

Soldiers lock a gate from the inside at Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.