Harris meets with former Israeli hostage who described being sexually assaulted in Gaza
Vice President Kamala Harris has met with an Israeli lawyer who has publicly described being sexually assaulted while held hostage in Gaza
By Will Weissert
Published - Jun 17, 2024, 06:52 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 17, 2024, 06:52 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday met with an Israeli lawyer who has publicly described being sexually assaulted while held hostage in Gaza, and said the story left her fearing more such accounts “will only increase as more hostages are released.”
Soussana detailed for The New York Times being sexually assaulted while held in Gaza, before she was released, along with a group of other hostages, during a November ceasefire that briefly suspended fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Harris said that after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, “I saw images of bloody Israeli women abducted."
