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UN Blacklists Israel and Russia

UN Blacklists Israel and Russia

The United Nations has added Israeli and Russian forces to its annual global blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict zones.

Israel has reacted with fury, announcing it will sever ties with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in protest of the decision.

The report cites documented cases of sexual abuse and rape against detainees, which Israel has categorically denied as defamatory.

Concurrently, Russian forces were cited for similar violations in Ukraine, marking a significant expansion of the UN's list of state actors accused of such crimes.

United Nations
Global international and intergovernmental organization
Israel
Country in West Asia
Russia
Country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017
Hamas
Palestinian Islamist political and military organization