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The world has heard harrowing accounts of Israeli men and women sexually brutalised in Hamas captivity � but now chilling new testimony is
emerging from inside Gaza itself.

Gazans living under Hamas rule are beginning to break their silence, describing sexual abuse by multiple men, sexual blackmail for aid or
money and abuse by people in positions of power.

It comes as concerns grow that the group is re-establishing control,
while global attention shifts to the conflict in Iran.

Human rights organisations in Gaza have told the Daily Mail that up to
60,000 women are vulnerable, with reports also indicating a rise in child marriages and pregnancies.

The Daily Mail has obtained rare video testimony, filmed by Jusoor News
from inside the Strip, where speaking out carries severe risk.

In one account told by a male Gazan, whose identity has to remain
anonymous for his safety, he described how he found a widow displaced in
the war being molested inside a tent by 'a bunch of' Hamas members and
was warned to stay silent.

'We were contacted by the wife of a friend. She had asked a Qassam
Brigades commander to help her, but he took advantage of her,' he said.

'His behaviour is disgraceful. We investigated the matter and found her
in a tent in the Gharabli area where a bunch of Qassam members were
taking advantage of her.

'We informed the leadership but we were told we had to keep silent about
it.'

An elderly Gazan woman told Jusoor News that charitable organisations in
Gaza are deceiving and exploiting 'women who are desperate'
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An elderly Gazan woman told Jusoor News that charitable organisations in
Gaza are deceiving and exploiting 'women who are desperate'

Another anonymous woman accused religious organisations in the Strip of 'sexual harassment, psychological abuse, and harassing young women'
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Another anonymous woman accused religious organisations in the Strip of 'sexual harassment, psychological abuse, and harassing young women'

Hamas fighters ride on top of a humanitarian aid truck in Rafah, Gaza
Strip, December 19, 2023
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Hamas fighters ride on top of a humanitarian aid truck in Rafah, Gaza
Strip, December 19, 2023

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The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the military arm of Hamas.

Another Gazan man confirmed that a similar episode had happened with one
of his female neighbours, who was blackmailed by 'one of Hamas�s charity organisations� they wanted her to wh*** herself in exchange for a food
parcel, or an aid voucher, or 100 shekels'.

Another man, who identified as being in the Qassam Brigades, confirmed
this was the case with widows.

He said he had told the leadership that some Qassam members were taking advantage of the 'wives of Martyrs' in a tent in the Gharabli area, which
is in Deir al-Balah.

He was ordered to keep it quiet. 'We told them it was an insult to our
honour and dignity,' he said, and tore down the tent in anger.

The testimonies come amid wider allegations of sexual violence in the conflict, including accounts made by many Israeli hostages including
Arbel Yehoud, who told the Daily Mail she was raped every day during
captivity while held in tents after being kidnapped from her kibbutz on October 7, 2023.

Meanwhile Hamas, who are rejecting proposals to disarm in the ceasefire agreement, still rule with an iron fist � and, according to people on the ground in Gaza, that includes taking advantage of vulnerable women.

Abdullah (not his real name), a journalist from Jusoor News who filmed
the testimonies, spoke to the Daily Mail from hiding, for fear of being
found by the group.

'Unfortunately, there are many cases � very widespread. In every area,
many women are exploited, especially widows and divorced women, because
they have no support and no income. Their vulnerability is taken
advantage of, and the situation is getting worse day by day.'

Noor (not her real name), a divorced mother of four displaced during the
war, spoke to the Daily Mail from Gaza, whispering down the phone for
fear of being caught.

She described sexual coercion in return for aid when a religious figure started to harass her at her lowest point.

'I didn�t receive any aid, so I went to a charitable organisation. A man there, who appeared religious and respectable, promised to help me.

'I am a mother of four children. I am displaced because of the war and I
do not belong to a recognised displacement camp, so I did not receive any
aid. I went to an Islamic charity that distributes aid to displaced and
needy people in Gaza.

'I was welcomed by a man who looked religious, like a sheikh. He said he
would stand by me and help me. I told him I was separated from my
husband. He said: "Oh, separated? A woman as beautiful as you?"'

He took Noor�s phone number, which she says she believed would lead to fatherly support � but instead he suggested a late-night video call.

'From the beginning, the way he spoke to me felt like harassment. I am
much younger than him. I trusted him because he was an older man; I saw
him like a father. He is the age of my father, but he harassed me
directly. I was afraid, of course. He was pursuing me.

'I asked him how he could talk to me like that. And he should be ashamed.

'I told him I would expose him. He said: "You cannot expose me, I am the government here."'

Noor says this reflects a wider pattern, where vulnerable women are
targeted because they lack providers and rely on aid.

'They exploit women�s need for help. But the women are too scared to
speak up.'

Noor (not her real name), a divorced mother of four displaced during the
war, spoke to the Daily Mail from Gaza, whispering down the phone for
fear of being caught
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Noor (not her real name), a divorced mother of four displaced during the
war, spoke to the Daily Mail from Gaza, whispering down the phone for
fear of being caught

One man, who identified as being in the Qassam Brigades, was told to
'keep quiet' by leadership after he reported that women were being raped
by Hamas fighters
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One man, who identified as being in the Qassam Brigades, was told to
'keep quiet' by leadership after he reported that women were being raped
by Hamas fighters

A male Gazan, whose identity has to remain anonymous for his safety,
described how he found a widow displaced in the war being molested inside
a tent by 'a bunch of' Hamas members
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A male Gazan, whose identity has to remain anonymous for his safety,
described how he found a widow displaced in the war being molested inside
a tent by 'a bunch of' Hamas members

A report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has found a surge
in child marriage and adolescent pregnancy in Gaza.

Pre-war figures show adolescent marriage rates fell to 11 per cent in
2022, down from 26 per cent in 2009, highlighting a reversal of earlier progress.

It said at least 400 girls aged 14 to 16 were registered married over
just four months in 2025, though the UNFPA warned this likely represents
only a fraction of the true scale due to underreporting and the collapse
of formal registration systems.

'We are witnessing the dismantling of a generation�s future,' said Nestor Owomuhangi, UNFPA Country Representative for the State of Palestine, who
said the trend has been driven by war and worsening humanitarian
conditions.

'Honestly, they are deceiving women. There are charitable organisations exploiting women. They deceive women who are desperate. They are
desperate for a bit of sugar or a grain of rice,' an elderly Gazan woman
told Jusoor News, her identity concealed to protect her safety.

Another woman said: 'A guy will say: "Come, we have a relief package for
you". He represents an Islamic organisation � a movement whose name I
won�t mention, but it is a political organisation. "If you come with me
and do so and so, I�ll give you so and so" � and the women, who have no
life experience, end up getting exploited.'

She continued: 'This shouldn�t be happening at all, it just shouldn�t.
One charity in Gaza is unfortunately the biggest perpetrator. From its chairman all the way down to its doorman, it�s being done by all their employees and members, as though it�s an organisation set up for sexual harassment, psychological abuse, and harassing young women.'

During the Israel-Hamas war, Associated Press documented several
incidents in 2025, including the case of a 38-year-old woman who believed
she had found a lifeline when she turned to aid for her six children.

After weeks of struggling she was told a man could help with food, aid,
and a job.

She approached him after being separated from her husband and forced to
shut her business, but then he took her to an empty apartment. He
complimented her and told her to remove her headscarf.

He told her he loved her and would not force her, she said, but he also
would not let her leave. Eventually, she said, a sexual encounter took
place. She declined further detail, saying she felt fear and shame.

'I had to play along because I was scared, I wanted out of this place,'
she told AP.

Before leaving, she was given 100 shekels (about �25). Two weeks later,
she received a box of medicine and a box of food. 'The promised job never materialised,' it reported.

'Women are being sexually abused now, worse than during the war,' said
Gazan writer and author of 'Seashells on the beach of Gaza', Hamza
Howidy.

A Palestinian militant stands guard as trucks loaded with humanitarian
aid enters the Gaza Strip, January 25, 2025
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A Palestinian militant stands guard as trucks loaded with humanitarian
aid enters the Gaza Strip, January 25, 2025

He warned many victims remain silent due to stigma and fear of social consequences.

'The problem is that most women will never speak about it publicly
because society considers it shameful�

'It�s not only widows who are being affected, but also unmarried women.

'Many women are now forced to seek assistance simply to feed their
children, and in doing so they become vulnerable to exploitation. It is heartbreaking.'

He said the cycle will continue unless women are given economic
independence.

Abdullah added: 'Hamas has exploited media channels, spreading
exaggerated or false numbers.

'Hamas have lied about everything, they stole the aid, created the famine narrative and the gullible West believes it. They have no respect for
anyone.'

Smaller platforms like Jusoor, he said, are among the few bringing
testimonies out.

'We have a duty to amplify these voices.'

He described threats to his life, including armed men arriving at his location.

'If I had been there, they would have shot me.'

He said he has been forced into hiding and continues reporting despite
risks.

The Daily Mail contacted UN Women, who didn't immediately respond to a
request for comment.

Two other human rights groups inside Gaza were contacted, one of which
said they were unaware of women being exploited.

This is echoed by Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, director of Realign for
Palestine, who says that many won�t speak for fear of Hamas infiltration
or lack of access.

'I have seen videos showing women being covered up and sold under the
guise of helping them find a husband.

'Many women in Gaza have been subjected to exploitation � but there is no central body documenting these cases,' he said.

'Many NGOs and organisations that are supposedly concerned with women's
issues are unable to be of help, either for fear of Hamas or its enforced notion that Gazan women are perfectly fine under its control or
authority.
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