Israel Targets LGBTQ+ Palestinians for Blackmail As Part of a System of Sexualised Violence, Report Finds

https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/EA480B00-DBED-4202-AEA1-508F023F9D35-864x512.jpg" width="644" />Israeli spies target LGBTQ+ Palestinians for blackmail, according to a new report.

An extract of the report, “A Predatory State: Israeli Systemic Sexualized and Gendered Violence Against Palestinians”, exclusively seen by Novara Media, details instances of “esquat”, a military strategy through which the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) threatens to expose sexualised or gendered information – […]