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[Written Question] Hamas: Gender Based Violence and Sexual Offences

UK Parliament Written Questions Monday 08 June 2026, 15:10 UTC By Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park 1 min read
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Question by: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Answering Body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that sexual and gender-based violence were used as systematic and premeditated instruments of terror during the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on 7 October 2023.

Question by: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Answering Body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that sexual and gender-based violence were used as systematic and premeditated instruments of terror during the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
Gender Based Violence and Sexual Offences Question (ORG) Goldsmith (PERSON) Richmond (LOCATION) Commonwealth (ORG) Development Office (ORG) Israel (LOCATION) Hamas (ORG)
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