The Dinah Project report has just been published. It documents systematic sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas during the October 7th Massacre and later against hostages in Gaza. It includes first-hand testimonies from 15 returned hostages, a survivor of an attempted rape at the Nova music festival, 17 eyewitnesses, 27 first responders, therapists, forensic evidence, and visual documentation. Partially funded by the British government, it aims to counter denial, misinformation, and global silence, providing a legal framework for prosecuting these crimes as crimes against humanity. It report makes it clear that rape, gang rape, forced nudity, genital mutilation, and sexualized torture, occurred across at least six locations: - The Nova music festival - Route 232 - Nahal Oz military base - Re’im - Nir Oz - Kfar Aza IVictims were often found partially or fully naked, hands tied to trees or poles, with evidence of gang rapes followed by executions, genital mutilation, and gunshot wounds to genitals. Bodies showed foreign objects inserted into genitals, and some rapes occurred post-mortem. Fifteen former hostages reported sexual violence in captivity, including forced nudity, verbal and physical sexual harassment, sexual assaults, and threats of forced marriage. One female hostage was beaten and sexually assaulted at gunpoint; six reported forced nudity, and two men described physical abuse while naked. Most victims were murdered (among the 1,200 killed), and survivors are often too traumatized to speak, creating evidentiary challenges. Only one hostage, Amit Soussana, had previously spoken publicly. Specific cases include four gang rapes and eight rapes or severe assaults reported by witnesses, with nine incidents at the Nova festival, two at Nahal Oz, one on Route 232, and four in captivity. First responders reported dozens of bodies with signs of sexual violence, including genital burns and bleeding. - The report provides a "legal blueprint" for prosecuting conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), emphasizing collective responsibility of Hamas rather than individual perpetrators. - It urges Israeli authorities to use the report as a prosecutorial tool and calls for international recognition of these acts as crimes against humanity. - The report demands that the UN include Hamas in its annual blacklist of groups using sexual violence as a weapon of war and send a fact-finding mission. - It advocates for global adoption of its legal framework for prosecuting wartime sexual violence, emphasizing accountability through criminal, civil, or international tribunals. The Dinah Project, named after the biblical rape victim Dinah whose voice was unheard, aims to give voice to silenced victims and ensure accountability for the atrocities of October 7 and beyond