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Israel to sue New York Times for article alleging sexual violence against prisoners.
Mutual accusations from Israelis and the Palestinians of wartime sexual abuse came to a head this week. On Monday, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof detailed accusations of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees in Israel prisons. The following day, an Israeli non-profit organization published a comprehensive report of rape and sexual assaults committed by Palestinian militants during and after the October 7, 2023 attack. Israel and Hamas deny the respective allegations. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. He called the article a 鈥渂lood libel about rape鈥� that tries to create a false symmetry between Israel and Hamas.
