SCOOP: The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report claiming that Hamas used sexual violence as a “weapon of war”.

The Israeli government used the UK-funded report in a massive propaganda campaign, while Israeli officials called it a “significant public diplomacy tool”.

March 02, 2026 - 13:49 UTC

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In March 2024, UN special rep Pramila Patten found that there were “reasonable grounds” to say there were “instances of sexual violence” on 7 October in “multiple locations”. She did not conclude the violence was systematic, and added it didn’t justify further hostilities.
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Patten's full report can be read here www.un.org/sexualviolenceinconflict/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/report/mission-report-official-visit-of-the-office-of-the-srsg-svc-to-israel-and-the-occupied-west-bank-29-january-14-february-2024/20240304-Israel-oWB-CRSV-report.pdf
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