,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbd,mr4   
,graham 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1    
,mrs4 ,britt1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4        
,blum5?al1 & ,ms4 ,ern/7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,dem&+ t ! int]national   
community hold acc\ntable ^? :o         
p]petrat$ acts ( sexual viol5ce & sexual
 torture dur+ & aft] ! attack on ! ,/ate
 ( ,israel on ,octob] #g1 #bjbc4        
,:]eas1 on ,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas    
laun*$ an unprovok$ attack aga9/ ! ,/ate
 ( ,israel1 brutally murd]+ m ?an #a1bjj
 innoc5t m51 wom51 & *ildr5 :ile injur+ 
?\s&s m2 ,:]eas1 f ,janu>y #bi1 #bjbd1  
to ,febru>y #ad1 #bjbd1 at ! invitation 
( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,/ate ( ,israel1      
,unit$ ,nations ,special ,repres5tative 
( ! ,secret>y-,g5]al on ,sexual ,viol5ce
 9 ,conflict 7,,srsg-,,svc7 ,pramila    
,patt51 along ) te*nical exp]ts1 l$ an  
(ficial visit to ! ,/ate ( ,israel to   

ga!r in=mation 9 ord] to v]ify          
allegations ( sexual viol5ce & sexual   
torture committ$ dur+ & aft] ! ,octob]  
#g attack2 ,:]eas ! ,,srsg-,,svc &      
te*nical exp]ts conduct$ a total ( #cc  
meet+s ) p]sonnel f ,israeli national   
in/itutions & visit$ ! ,israeli         
,national ,c5t] ( ,=5sic ,m$ic9e1 !     
,%ura milit>y base1 ! morgue :]e bodies 
( victims h be5 transf]r$1 & f\r        
locations attack$ on ,octob] #g2 ,:]eas 
! ,,srsg-,,svc & te*nical exp]ts review$
 m ?an #e1jjj photographic images &     
approximately #ej h\rs ( footage ( !    
,octob] #g attack & conduct$ confid5tial
 int]views ) a total ( #cd int]viewees  
impact$ by ! attack1 includ+ survivors1 
witnesses1 releas$ ho/ages1 fir/        
respond]s1 & heal? & s]vice provid]s2   
,:]eas ! ,,srsg-,,svc & te*nical exp]ts 
7 made aw>e t !re are victims /ill      
und]go+ treatm5t = ! sev]e m5tal di/ress
 & trauma endur$ z a result ( ! sexual  
viol5ce committ$ aga9/ !m bo? dur+ &    
aft] ! ,octob] #g attack2 ,:]eas1 on    

,m>* #d1 #bjbd1 ! ,,srsg-,,svc releas$ a
 report conta9+ ! f9d+s ( ! (ficial     
visit2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! report      
releas$ by ! ,,srsg-,,svc1 !re are      
reasonable gr\nds to believe t          
conflict-relat$ sexual viol5ce occurr$  
dur+ ! #g ,octob] attacks 9 multiple    
locations across ,gaza p]iph]y1 includ+ 
rape & gang rape1 9 at lea/ ?ree        
locations1 ) mo/ victims fir/ be+ rap$ &
 !n murd]$2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! report 
releas$ by ! ,,srsg-,,svc1 !re are      
acc\nts ( individuals :o witness$ at    
lea/ two incid5ts ( rape ( corpses (    
wom5 & o!r acc\nts t describe multiple  
murd]$ individuals1 mo/ly wom51 ^:      
bodies 7 f\nd nak$ f ! wai/ d[n1 "s     
totally nak$1 ) "s gun%ots 9 ! head     
&_/or ti$ includ+ ) _! h&s b\nd beh9d _!
 backs & ti$ to /ructures su* z trees or
 poles2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! report     
releas$ by ! ,,srsg-,,svc1 !re 7        
multiple incid5ts ( sexual viol5ce1     
includ+ ! rape ( multiple wom51 along   
,road #bcb1 "o ( ! ma9 roads along :i*  

att5dees ( ! ,nova music fe/ival & o!r  
locals fl$ dur+ ! ,octob] #g attack2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! report releas$ by !
 ,,srsg-,,svc1 9 ,kibbutz ,re'im1 !re 7 
multiple incid5ts ( sexual viol5ce1     
includ+ ! rape ( a woman outside ( a    
bomb %elt]1 & two wom5 7 f\nd on ! floor
 nak$ inside a home ) gun%ot w\nds to _!
 heads2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! report     
releas$ by ! ,,srsg-,,svc1 9 ,kibbutz   
,be'eri1 cr$ible in=mation 0 receiv$ t  
bodies 7 f\nd nak$ &_/or ti$1 & 9 "o    
case gagg$1 9 de/roy$ h\ses & ! surr\nd+
 area2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! report      
releas$ by ! ,,srsg-,,svc1 9 ,kibbutz   
,kf> ,aza1 fir/ respond]s report$ f9d+  
wom5 nak$ ) _! h&s ti$ beh9d _! backs & 
) gun%ot w\nds to ! head1 indicat+      
sexual viol5ce & sexual torture2 ,:]eas1
 accord+ to ! report releas$ by !       
,,srsg-,,svc1 at ,nahal ,oz milit>y     
base1 sev5 soldi]s 7 discov]$ to h      
gun%ot w\nds ar\nd ! g5italia &_/or     
buttocks2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! report   
releas$ by ! ,,srsg-,,svc1 ! mission    

team f\nd cle> & conv9c+ in=mation t "s 
ho/ages tak5 to ,gaza h be5 subject$ to 
v>i\s =ms ( conflict-relat$ sexual      
viol5ce includ+ rape & sexualiz$ torture
 & sexualiz$ cruel1 inhuman & degrad+   
treatm5t & x also has reasonable gr\nds 
to believe t su* viol5ce may be ongo+2  
,:]eas1 despite ! ov]:elm+ evid5ce t    
sexual viol5ce 0 committ$ dur+ & aft] ! 
,octob] #g attack1 ! visit by !         
,,srsg-,,svc & te*nical exp]ts 0 nei!r  
int5d$ nor m&at$ to be inve/igative 9   
nature2 & ,:]eas1 "u ,article #cd ( !   
,*>t] ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1 ,! ,security 
,c\ncil may inve/igate any dispute1 or  
any situation :i* might lead to         
int]national friction or give rise to a 
dispute1 9 ord] to det]m9e :e!r !       
cont9uance ( ! dispute or situation is  
likely to endang] ! ma9t5ance (         
int]national peace & security43 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 calls ^u 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to insi/ t ! ,unit$     
,nations ,security ,c\ncil op5 an       
(ficial inve/igation into ! sexual      

viol5ce & sexual torture committ$ dur+ &
 aft] ! attack on ! ,/ate ( ,israel on  
,octob] #g1 #bjbc2 &  7#b7 dem&s t !    
int]national community hold acc\ntable  
^? :o p]petrat$ acts ( sexual viol5ce & 
sexual torture dur+ & aft] t attack4