Israeli police have said they are investigating “several cases” of alleged sexual violence against women during the October 7 surprise attacks by Hama, citing “multiple witnesses” to incidents of rape, AFP reports.

Since the attack, police have been gathering evidence about allegations of sexual violence from witnesses, surveillance footage and the interrogations of those arrested in the aftermath.

“We have no living victims who said ‘we have been raped’,” said David Katz, head of the Lahav 443 criminal investigation unit, but he added that “we have multiple witnesses for several cases”.

Although he did not give a precise figure for the number of cases under investigation, he said the inquiry could take “six to eight months”.

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