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Aged victims, including a Holocaust survivor murdered at 91 and an infant slain merely 14 hours after birth, are among those identified in the UK Parliamentary Commission Report on the October 7 Hamas attack. This in-depth Western investigation scrutinizes the assault on Israel.
Parliamentary Report Details Hamas Atrocities During October 7 Assault
The exhaustive 318-page report, led by the esteemed British historian Lord Andrew Roberts, meticulously documents the deaths of 1,182 individuals over a 48-hour period. It furnishes substantial proof of the barbarities perpetrated against non-combatants during the Hamas offensive.
The investigation characterizes the incursion as “a meticulously orchestrated operation intended not only for killing but also to instill terror through extreme brutality, pillaging, and degradation.” Within its pages are harrowing accounts of gang rapes inflicted upon women and girls, some of whom were subsequently killed, alongside evidence of sexual violence committed against corpses. The report rigorously details the targeting of children, including infants fatally shot in strollers or burned alive in the Hamas terror attacks.
Report Uncovers Hamas Terrorist Crimes Against Families in October 7 Massacre
Lord Roberts, a distinguished British historian and member of the House of Lords, recounted that his meeting with Mandy Damari, mother of hostage Emily Damari, “reduced me to tears.” In a Fox News Digital interview, Lord Roberts recalled visiting Kibbutz Kfar Aza and hearing from families of victims when the fate of their loved ones remained uncertain.
“At that juncture, she remained unaware if her 27-year-old daughter, Emily, would be freed or perish in Gaza,” he stated. “As a father of a 25-year-old daughter myself, the reality of the situation resonated profoundly.”
Key Findings Emphasize Verified Facts of Hamas Brutality
Despite the explicitly graphic content inherent in the subject matter, Roberts stressed that the report was intentionally confined to rigorously verified facts. “We deliberately made the report less comprehensive than it potentially could have been, strictly adhering to only include information that could be double-checked,” he explained. “Instances we genuinely believed occurred but lacked definitive proof were excluded.”
A bloodstained handprint marks a wall within a Nir Oz residence, a grim testament to the Hamas terrorist assault on this kibbutz near the Gaza border.
Combating Denialism Surrounding the October 7 Hamas Massacre
When questioned about his motivation for undertaking this project, Roberts cited “the denialism that has already surfaced,” including attempts to diminish or dispute the events of October 7. “It is profoundly incongruous that while reveling in and indulging their most repulsive fantasies by utilizing GoPro cameras, they simultaneously endeavor to negate the occurrence altogether,” he remarked regarding Hamas.
“October 7 denial,” as termed in the report, materialized almost instantly following the attacks, mirroring historical patterns of atrocity denial despite overwhelming corroborating evidence.
“I considered it paramount to produce a substantial, thoroughly documented, indisputable, and fully referenced account that would endure scrutiny over time,” Roberts affirmed. The Parliamentary report aims to be a definitive record against attempts to deny the Hamas atrocities.
Hamas terrorists abduct a wounded Israeli woman into the Gaza Strip during the October 7 attack.
Details of Gruesome Acts Revealed in Report
The report encompasses accounts of widespread looting, arson, and mutilation perpetrated by Hamas. It affirms that terrorists utilized victims’ mobile phones to transmit disturbing images to their families, rigged corpses with explosive devices, and desecrated bodies by dragging them into Gaza. It further substantiates that “acts of sexual violence” transpired “across all locations” during the assault, referencing forensic evidence of partially or entirely unclothed bodies.
Hamas Attack Compared to Historical Atrocities, Highlights Heroism Amidst Horror
Roberts characterized the assault as “not merely impulsive — but a premeditated bloodlust.” He drew parallels to historical atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre of 1937. “Once Hamas succumbed to a bloodlust, they intentionally sought to murder and eliminate any individual within their vicinity,” he asserted.
Notwithstanding the accounts of horror, Roberts noted that the report also incorporates instances of profound heroism. He cited Netta Epstein — a young man who “threw himself on a grenade to safeguard his fiancée’s life” — remarking that such valorous deeds “are comparable to the greatest acts of heroism throughout history.”
Released hostages Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari are greeted by Israeli soldiers after their release from captivity in Gaza, part of a hostage-prisoner exchange. This video grab is from a handout obtained by Reuters on January 19, 2025.
Importance of Memorializing Victims and Confronting Barbarism
“We have included the names of every individual who perished, predominantly with details surrounding the circumstances of their deaths,” Roberts further explained. “Reflecting as a historian, moments reminiscent of 9/11, or Pearl Harbor, and similar assaults come to mind. These events rapidly become historical benchmarks, yet the individual experiences of those involved often fade from collective memory.”
When asked about the role of democracies in countering denialism, Roberts responded, “Firstly, it is crucial to appropriately memorialize the victims,” he stated. “Secondly… it is imperative to recognize this appalling act of barbarism for its true nature: a complete rejection of democratic principles, a deliberate assault against civilization, and… the most egregious manifestation of racism.”
Israeli soldiers retrieve the remains of civilians murdered in the Palestinian terrorist attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near Gaza, on October 10, 2023.
Call for Continued Support for Israel’s Security
“Britain should exert every possible effort to assist Israel in safeguarding itself indefinitely against future attacks of this nature,” Roberts stated, clarifying that he was expressing a personal perspective. “Currently, it appears [the British government] is not adequately fulfilling this role.”
Concluding the report, Roberts and his colleagues asserted: “It is our hope that this report will enable individuals to recognize such denials and justifications for their true nature: a distortion and rejection of fundamental human decency. We owe it to the victims and their bereaved families to meticulously document the abhorrent, unadulterated truth concerning the sheer savagery unleashed by Hamas and its terrorist affiliates on October 7, 2023.”