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flag A former Israeli hostage says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted and threatened during 471 days in Hamas captivity.

flag A former Israeli hostage, Romi Gonen, 25, has publicly detailed enduring repeated sexual assault, harassment, and threats of being turned into a "sex slave" during her 471-day captivity by Hamas after the October 7, 2023, attack. flag She described being raped by a captor posing as a medic, subjected to ongoing abuse by two other captors, and pressured by a senior Hamas figure to stay silent in exchange for release. flag Gonen, who was wounded in the initial attack, spent 34 days isolated and traumatized. flag Her account aligns with a 2025 Dinah Project report finding systematic sexual violence against 15 former hostages, with researchers concluding such abuse was used as a weapon of war. flag Hamas denies all allegations.

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