Sheryl Sandberg says rape should never be a tool of war and the horrors of the Hamas terror attacks can't be swept under the rug

• Israeli authorities are building cases against Hamas militants accused of rape and sexual assault.
• As some deny or overlook the atrocities, a former tech executive says such violence can't be ignored.
• "The silence on these war crimes is deafening," Sheryl Sandberg wrote in an opinion essay.

As Israeli officials start to build cases against Hamas militants accused of raping women during the October 7 terror attacks, a former tech executive is issuing a plea to the international community: rape can't be normalized as a feature of war, nor should it go ignored when it happens.