UN places Israel and Russia on sexual violence blacklist
The United Nations has added Israel and Russia to its blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones. This decision has led Israel to sever ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who released the report detailing the allegations. The report includes disturbing accounts of sexual violence perpetrated by both Israeli and Russian forces against various victims.
- ▪The UN's annual report identified Israel and Russia as parties suspected of sexual violence in conflict zones.
- ▪Israel's foreign ministry announced it would cut ties with the UN Secretary-General in response to the blacklist.
- ▪The report documented multiple incidents of sexual violence, including rape and torture, against individuals in Gaza and the West Bank.
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The United Nations on Friday (May 29, 2026) added Israel and Russia to a UN blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones, a move that prompted Israel’s foreign ministry to say it would sever all ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.Mr. Guterres’ annual report to the UN Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence goes a step further than last year, when he put Israel and Russia “on notice” that they could be added to the list of parties “credibly suspected of committing or being responsible for patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence.”The latest report does that and contains harrowing descriptions of abuses at the hands of Israeli and Russian armed and security forces.
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