Remarks from Pramila Patten, SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict Remarks, on recent visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank.
The report from her Office, arose from an official visit to Israel at the invitation of the Government, which included a visit to the occupied West Bank, between 29 January and 14 February.

In the context of the coordinated attack by Hamas and others of 7 October, the UN mission team found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence occurred in multiple locations, including rape and gang rape in at least three locations in southern Israel.

In some locations, the mission said it could not verify reported incidents of rape.