Maslan has been supporting victims of sexual violence for over 30 years, providing free, confidential, expert care. Since October 7, in addition to their usual work, therapists and other staff have been overwhelmed, as rapes were perpetrated on most sites of the October 7 attack.

Among those who desperately need Maslan’s help are not only the women who were raped on October 7, but also the witnesses of these rapes and family members who do not know how to help. For many other women, October 7 was a trigger that reactivated past trauma caused by sexual assault. 

• Evacuees displaced by October 7 and now living in cramped quarters in hotels who are victims of sexual assault or domestic violence or fear that their children are victims of sexual assault.
• Increase in violence and trauma amongst youth due to the exposure of violent content on social media.