“An evacuee resident exposed himself and urinated in front of children at the entrance of a hotel,” Maya Oberbaum of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in "Israel" told the committee as quoted by The Times of Israel. An evacuated settler reported that she was sexually assaulted by a man who was also evacuated to the same hotel with her. Oberbaum continued, providing additional instances of sexual and physical violence experienced by women and children within the hotels.
Furthermore, she noted that there have been accounts of sexual abuse within educational facilities set up for evacuated settlers, adding that a security guard has reportedly assaulted a young girl.
An Israeli police representative informed the panel on Tuesday that 116 cases involving evacuees residing in hotels have been opened, with 40 of them being related to domestic violence. Expressing concern that hotels are turning into a "pressure cooker", Kahan informed the committee that women residing in the hotels frequently experience harassment from groups of men, as per the report. In summary, hotels designated for Israelis evacuated in the past months amid the Israeli aggression on Gaza are grappling with a surge in crime, violence, and sexual assaults. The alarming situation underscores a culture of rape and violence among Israeli settlers.