Dinah Project in the Media
Dinah Project in the Media
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08/07/2025 BBC News
Hamas used sexual violence as part of ‘genocidal strategy’
Israeli legal experts from the Dinah Project discuss a new report documenting systematic sexual violence committed by Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, outlining legal frameworks for prosecuting these crimes.
Source: Shlomo Mor
09/07/2025 AP
Israeli report accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war
Experts from the Dinah Project present a report documenting systematic sexual violence by Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attacks in Israel, highlighting survivor and witness testimonies and proposing legal frameworks for prosecuting such crimes.
Source: REUTERS/ Dedi Hayun
08/07/2025 REUTERS
Israeli report accuses Hamas of sexual violence, urges legal action
Researchers from the Dinah Project present a report documenting sexual assaults committed on October 7, citing witness and forensic evidence and outlining a legal framework for prosecuting perpetrators even when direct attribution is impossible.
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09/07/2025 Fox News
Israel’s quest for justice exposes Hamas’ systematic sexual violence campaign
The Dinah Project presents a report documenting widespread and systematic sexual violence by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attacks, based on survivor and witness testimonies and forensic evidence, proposing a legal framework for prosecuting perpetrators.
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08/07/2025 CNN
Released hostages detail sexual violence as Israeli report concludes Hamas used it as ‘weapon of war’
The Dinah Project presents a report based on testimonies from 15 former hostages and witnesses, as well as forensic evidence, concluding that Hamas used sexual violence in a widespread and systematic way during the October 7 attacks.
Source: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90
13/08/2025 The Jerusalem Post
UN to blacklist Hamas for conflict-related sexual violence committed on Oct. 7, towards hostages
A major player in these efforts that coalesced the evidence and built a pattern model was the Dinah Project, a group of legal and gender experts.
Source: Itzik Biran
10/07/2025 Times of Israel
Israel urges UN to act on report detailing Hamas’ use of sexual violence on Oct. 7
Israeli envoy Daniel Meron calls for immediate UN action after the Dinah Project presents a report documenting systematic sexual violence by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attacks.
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08/07/2025 eJewishPhilanthropy
Detailed coverage of the launch of the Dinah Project’s comprehensive report
The piece focuses on how the project’s evidence provides global humanitarian and philanthropic networks with factual and legal clarity to counter international silence and denial.
Source: Leo Correa/AP
05/10/2025 The Telegraph
Britain should prosecute October 7 Hamas rapists, says Israeli investigator
An interview featuring an investigator from the Dinah Project, arguing that foreign nations have the legal authority and moral obligation to prosecute Hamas terrorists under universal jurisdiction laws.
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06/07/2025 The Sunday Times
Sexual violence was rife on October 7, say new witnesses
Exclusive investigative reporting from the prestigious British newspaper presenting critical new witness testimonies regarding the widespread and harrowing scope of sexual violence committed during the October 7 attacks
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14/08/2025 JNS
UN adds Hamas to sexual crimes ‘blacklist,’ nearly two years after Oct. 7
Detailed reporting on the United Nations’ historic decision to add Hamas to its blacklist of organizations using conflict-related sexual violence.
Source: Leo Correa / AP
08/07/2025 NBC News
New Israeli report says Hamas used sexual violence as a ‘weapon of war’ in Oct. 7 attack
Coverage of the comprehensive report released by the “Dinah Project,” which concludes that Hamas systematically utilized sexual violence as a tactical weapon of war during the October 7 attacks.
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08/07/2025 Euronews
Hamas used sexual violence as weapon of war in 2023 attack
The Dinah Project presents a report based on survivor and witness testimonies, first responder accounts, and forensic evidence, concluding that Hamas used sexual violence as a tactical weapon during the October 7 attacks, and proposing legal frameworks to hold perpetrators accountable.
Source: ABACA Press
23/05/2024 DerStandard
“Images that hardly let you sleep at night”
Adv. Col (Res) Sharon Zagagi Pinhas addresses women’s rights organizations’ silence regarding Hamas’ sexual violence on Oct 7
Source: ABC News
07/12/2023 ABC News
The use of sexual violence as a weapon of war was premeditated and a preconceived part of Hamas’ plan of the Oct 7th massacare
Expert on alleged Hamas sexual violence: ‘There are very few survivors’
Source: William HILDERBRANDT
30/11/2023 France 24
Sexual violence was part of the terrible atrocities performed by Hamas on Oct 7th
Analysis on the early stages of an investigation into Hamas members committing gender-based and sexual violence as a weapon of war
Source: CNN
29/11/2023 CNN
The body of the women represents the body of the nation
Israeli legal scholar Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women Sarah Hendriks join Bianna Golodryga to discuss ongoing investigations into reports of sexual violence committed by Hamas
Source: Ariel Schalit/AP
10/11/2023 The Guardian
“We issued an urgent letter to UN Women, and to the UN committee on sexual violence, but so far they have failed to condemn what happened on 7 October”
A Guardian story, featuring Tal Hochman, describing the difficulties in gathering evidence of sexual violence of Hamas