For the first time, a male survivor of Hamas sexual violence has come forward to recount the atrocity.
Channel 12 aired the interview with an anonymous male victim who attended the Nova music festival on October 7th.
Although there is eyewitness and forensic evidence of extensive sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7th, few have come forward for direct testimony, and this is the first male victim who has done so.
He told Channel 12, “They pin you to the ground, you try to resist, they take off your clothes, laugh at you, humiliate you, spit at you.”
He added, “There is a circle, [people] laugh, and you don’t know what to do in the moment, whether you should resist or let it pass, how to deal with the situation. There was a very difficult rape. At some point more people arrived and called for them and so they had to stop.”
“It’s a very tough moment. Weakness in the entire body. As if your blood is cheap. They were wildly intoxicated, celebrating, laughing with their pistols, with their knives. You disassociate yourself from the situation, but on the other hand experience it very strongly. Very difficult.”
The male victim survived the incident when he managed to escape with the help of Israeli forces.
