Whereas, on October 7, 2023, the terrorist organization Hamas— (1) attacked communities, military installations, and a music festival in southern Israel; (2) killed approximately 1,200 people; and (3) seized more than 200 hostages; Whereas evidence that emerged in the first days after such attacks indicates that Hamas fighters deliberately used sexual violence against women and children; Whereas Israeli police have gathered evidence from more than 1,500 women and men in Israel— (1) who reported being sexually assaulted during such attacks; (2) who were witness to such sexual assaults; or (3) whose sexual assaults have been medically documented; Whereas while gender-based violence is prevalent in many conflict settings— (1) such violence is almost always severely underreported during and after a conflict; and (2) the United Nations estimates that, in conflict areas, for every rape that is reported, between 10 and 20 cases of sexual violence are not reported; Whereas the Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes by Hamas Against Women And Children, which seeks to document the sexual and gender-based atrocities committed on October 7, 2023, reported that it is unable to accurately estimate the number of such victims in part because many of them were killed during the Hamas attacks; Whereas the victims of the deliberate use of sexual violence as a weapon to wage war against Israel are men and women of all ages, including children, teenagers, and the elderly; Whereas eyewitness testimony reports that women at the Tribe of Nova music festival were gang-raped, tortured, mutilated, and executed; Whereas Israeli officials have documented extensive sexual abuse of corpses; Whereas reports from released hostages held by Hamas for more than a month indicate that women and men were subjected to sexual violence while in captivity