Amnesty says Hamas committed crimes against humanity on October 7
12/11/2025 7:17:03 PM
Amnesty International has released a report stating that Hamas committed crimes against humanity during an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, including the intentional targeting of civilians and sexual abuse, and the captives it took.
“These crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against a civilian population. The report found that fighters were instructed to carry out attacks targeting civilians,” Amnesty said in a statement.
Hamas has denied the findings of the report and called for it to be retracted, calling it “flawed and unprofessional”.
“The report’s repetition of the lies and allegations promoted by the occupation government concerning rape, sexual violence, and the mistreatment of captives clearly demonstrates that the purpose of this report is incitement and distorting the image of the resistance,” the group said in a statement.
“These crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against a civilian population. The report found that fighters were instructed to carry out attacks targeting civilians,” Amnesty said in a statement.
Hamas has denied the findings of the report and called for it to be retracted, calling it “flawed and unprofessional”.
“The report’s repetition of the lies and allegations promoted by the occupation government concerning rape, sexual violence, and the mistreatment of captives clearly demonstrates that the purpose of this report is incitement and distorting the image of the resistance,” the group said in a statement.