UN adds Israeli entities to conflict sexual violence blacklist, Israel disputes decision

Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones Israel has been added to the United Nations’ blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones, the country’s ambassador to the UN said on Thursday. Danny Danon condemned the decision as “political” and “detached from the facts and from reality”. The move follows multiple reports by human rights organisations and media outlets - including Middle East Eye - documenting allegations of rape and other forms of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians since October 2023. According to the Jerusalem Post, which first reported the listing, the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) will be included in the 2026 blacklist, while other Israeli bodies remain under monitoring for possible future inclusion. In response, Israel has frozen relations with the office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to the Jerusalem Post.  “The UN secretary-general has put Israel on the same blacklist as Hamas, ISIS [Islamic State], and the most depraved terrorist organizations in the world," Danon told the outlet. “This is a moral disgrace and a complete collapse of any credibility left to the UN.”  Read more: Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones 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)  

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a U.N. blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas. “This is a political decision! Disconnected from the facts and reality!” Danny Danon said in a post on X, referring to a report due to be published soon. Danon was informed […]

By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a U.N. blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas."This is a political decision! Disconnected from the facts and reality!" Danny Danon said in a post on X, referring to a report due to be published soon. Danon was informed about it during a phone call with the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a post on X by the Israeli mission to the U.N. said.

The Israeli Prison Service is among other Israeli entities added to the UN sexual violence blacklist, The Jerusalem Post (JP) reported on Wednesday. This development follows a July 2025 report by the UN Secretary-General’s Guterres representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, Ynet reported. The report had stated that: Since November 2023, Israeli armed and security […] By The Canary

UN expert says adding Israel to sexual violence blacklist is ‘long overdue’ Reem Alsalem, the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, says the decision to add Israel to a UN blacklist of countries accused of committing sexual violence is “long overdue”. “This listing could not have come soon enough,” Alsalem wrote on X. “I had in the past expressed my disappointment that Israel was not listed already, given the systematic, large-scale and horrific sexual violence perpetrated by Israel against Palestinian women, men and children that have been independently documented and verified,” she added. Earlier, Israel’s UN envoy said the country was cutting all contact with UN chief Antonio Guterres over the decision. Multiple human rights groups have documented widespread and systematic sexual violence against Palestinians, including detainees held by Israel during its genocide in Gaza.

Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones Israel has been added to the United Nations’ blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones, the country’s ambassador to the UN said on Thursday. Danny Danon condemned the decision as “political” and “detached from the facts and from reality”. The move follows multiple reports by human rights organisations and media outlets - including Middle East Eye - documenting allegations of rape and other forms of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians since October 2023. According to the Jerusalem Post, which first reported the listing, the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) will be included in the 2026 blacklist, while other Israeli bodies remain under monitoring for possible future inclusion. In response, Israel has frozen relations with the office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to the Jerusalem Post.  The blacklist forms part of the annex to the UN Secretary-General’s annual report on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV).  It identifies parties credibly suspected of committing patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence during armed conflict. Read more: Israel 'added to UN blacklist' for sexual violence in conflict zones 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)