Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- A conversation between an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and an American livestreamer triggered sharp reactions after the former said Israeli troops are not only killing Palestinian women and children in Gaza but also "raping them," in what was a disturbing confession of sexual violence in the ongoing war in the besieged Strip.

In the three-minute clip uploaded by a livestreamer named Davidson America on February 13, the man asks the IDF soldiers if he is in Gaza. When the soldier confirms, he requests to see the Strip on camera.

"You want to see Gaza? Don't be surprised. There's no house here. Flat, all flat," the IDF soldier says in a mocking tone, turning his camera around to show the destruction.

"You guy...