A new UN report finds Israel has committed widespread and systematic sexual violence against Palestinians, including rape, torture and the deliberate destruction of reproductive infrastructure.

The 49-page report titled “‘More than a human can bear’: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023” incriminates Israel to the level of crimes against humanity and genocidal acts.

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The 49-page report titled “‘More than a human can bear’: Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since 7 October 2023” incriminates Israel to the level of crimes against humanity and genocidal acts.

In this eye-opening episode, we dive deep into the report’s findings, assessing whether the report goes far enough in exposing Israel’s widespread sexual violence against Palestinians and ask why it has taken so long for such a report to be produced in light of the widespread evidence.

We also examine the media reaction to it in the West but also in Israel where the report has had much backlash, with Israel subsequently lashing out at the UN and pushing to impose sanctions against the UN Human Rights Council in conjunction with the Trump administration.

Joining Ahmed Alnaouq for this discussion is Muhammad Shehada and Hala Hanina. Hala is a social and political activist from Gaza working towards a PhD on violence experienced by Palestinian women under Israeli occupation.

She has recently been writing about Reprocide: Examining the Hidden Gendered Dimension of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza.

Muhammad is a Palestinian writer and political analyst from Gaza.