JEDDAH, Thursday, September 7, 2023 (WAFA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the reported abuse of five Palestinian women by female soldiers from the Israeli occupation forces, who physically assaulted them and forced them to strip naked during an attack on their home in the city of Hebron on July 10.

The incident took place in the early morning of July 10, and the testimonies of three of the women were first collected by Israeli human rights group B’Tselem the following day, though an extensive report was only published this week by both B’Tselem and Haaretz.

According to the report, 25-30 soldiers, some of them wearing masks, entered three adjoining apartments, home to the extended Ajlouni family in south Hebron. During the search, two female soldiers with rifles and an attack dog reportedly forced five women of the family, aged between 24 and 53, to undress, threatening to unleash the dog if they did not comply.

The OIC renewed its call on relevant international organizations to assume their responsibility by pressuring Israel, the occupying power, to stop its daily abuses of human rights in the Palestinian Territory.

The OIC also called for Israel to be prosecuted legally and criminally before the competent international bodies.

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