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JERUSALEM (AP) \u2014 An Israeli man who said he was sexually abused while he was held hostage in the Gaza Strip is hoping to use his voice to help empower victims who have suffered similar assaults, including in conflict zones, he said in remarks ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.<\/p>\n

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Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 25, spent two years in captivity in Gaza after Palestinian militants abducted him and 250 others during the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I have a mission to spread to the world, to use my voice and empower other victims of sexual assaults,\u201d he said Sunday in a conversation with Israel\u2019s first lady Michal Herzog in Jerusalem. \u201cI want people who have been through those experiences to know that they\u2019re not alone.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly.<\/p>\n

According to the United Nations, conflict-related sexual violence is on the rise worldwide, with cases more than doubling in 2025, as state and non-state actors increasingly use it as a tactic of war, torture and political repression.<\/p>\n

In Israel and the Palestinian territories, the use of sexual violence as part of the conflict has become highly politicized since the Oct. 7 attacks and the start of the war in Gaza. Rights groups and the United Nations have investigated and documented cases beginning with allegations of widespread rape during the initial Hamas attacks. <\/p>\n

The U.N. also said last month that it has verified multiple incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, \u201cincluding as a form of torture\u201d perpetrated by Israeli military and security forces against Palestinian men and women in Gaza and the West Bank, charges Israel denies.<\/p>\n

This year, for the first time, the U.N. included Israel\u2019s armed and security forces on a list of parties \u201ccredibly suspected of committing or being responsible for patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict.\u201d Hamas had previously been on the list.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the U.N.\u2019s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, said she \u201cfound clear and convincing information\u201d that some hostages were subjected to such abuse, including rape and \u201csexualized torture.\u201d But in a recent report, the U.N. said it was \u201cnot able to verify\u201d public allegations made by former hostages accusing their Palestinian captors of abuse. It blamed the lack of verification on what it said was Israel\u2019s denial for U.N. groups to carry out investigations.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, Gilboa-Dalal recounted again the details of the abuse he said he faced and said he was frustrated by the U.N. In a short, separate interview following the conversation with Herzog, Gilboa-Dalal said: \u201cThey have no right to say what happened or what didn\u2019t happen, I was there, not them.\u201d<\/p>\n

At least six of the released hostages have publicly shared experiences of sexual assault while in captivity. Gilboa-Dalal first spoke of the attacks in an interview with Israeli media last November, about a month after he was released.<\/p>\n

Gilboa-Dalal said his abuse took place over two separate assaults, over a year after his captivity began. He said that he froze as it happened and was unable to resist, terrified and physically weakened after spending most of his time in a narrow cell, deep underground, with three other hostages. He said they were forcibly starved or given rotten food, and denied the opportunity to move around or bathe.<\/p>\n

In both instances, Gilboa-Dalal said, he was naked and blindfolded. He said the captor threatened to kill him if he ever spoke about what happened, beating him and holding a knife to his throat and a gun to his head. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe could do whatever he wanted. I was so weak, and he was so strong,\u201d Gilboa-Dalal said. Because he and the other hostages were constantly monitored, he said, he didn\u2019t tell either of them until just before one was released during a temporary ceasefire in Feb. 2025. <\/p>\n

Now, he says he is trying to heal and spend time with family. He is also writing a book and an anime script about his experiences.<\/p>\n

He said he worries that other sexual abuse victims are likewise isolated and unable to speak about their abuse. \u201cThey may think, \u2018maybe it\u2019s my fault maybe I could have done something different,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cBut it wasn\u2019t my fault and it wasn\u2019t any of the victims\u2019 fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

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