Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones

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Israel was added to the UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones, its UN ambassador Danny Danon announced on Thursday, condemning the move as politically motivated. The listing, which includes the Israeli Prison Service in the 2026 report, follows allegations of rape and sexual abuse by Israeli forces against Palestinians since October 2023, prompting Israel to freeze relations with the UN secretary-general's office.

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Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 08:52 Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon condemns move as ‘moral disgrace’ as Israel freezes relations with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres An Israeli soldier supervises the transfer of Palestinian men arrested during a military raid on Jenin on the border with the occupied West Bank, on 22 January 2025 (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP) Off Israel has been added to the United Nations’ blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones, the country’s ambassador to th

Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones

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