All the female Israeli hostages are being raped or sexually abused, a former Hamas captive revealed Tuesday — as she begged Israel’s Knesset not to go on its planned extended recess, given the crisis.
Ex-hostage Mia Regev revealed the devastating news during an emergency debate before the Israëli parliament’s Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality.
“Every day, there is an emergency, and every minute counts. What will the women do there? What will the rest of the captives do there?” Regev said, referring to the Knesset’s planned upcoming break of more than five weeks, according to the Jerusalem Post. “Every girl there is sexually harassed in one way or another.”
Regev said it is “unbelievable” that the parliament would go on such a relatively long recess while hostages are still being held captive.
Families of those being held have called on the Knesset to postpone its recess and “join the struggle to free the hostages” and to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “who is a barrier to a deal” to free them, the outlet reported.