Israel, Russia among new additions on UN sexual violence ‘blacklist’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 29, 2026 · 827 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Israel, Russia among new additions on UN sexual violence ‘blacklist’ New report says nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year.

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What happened

Israel, Russia among new additions on UN sexual violence ‘blacklist’ New report says nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year.

Why it matters

The United Nations has confirmed it placed Israel on a blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence against civilians, and pushed back on accusations made by Israel regarding its inclusion.

Common ground

The list, part of a “conflict-related sexual violence” report released on Friday, prompted Israel’s foreign ministry to say it would sever all ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

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Claim 1: “The list, part of a “conflict-related sexual violence” report released on Friday, prompted Israel’s foreign ministry to say it would sever all ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Israel's foreign ministry announced it would sever ties with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in response to the report's release.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in October 2016 to choose the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations to succeed Ban Ki-moon from 1 January 2017. Six straw polls were held …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Nations_Secretary-…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in June 2021 to choose the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Incumbent António Guterres was the only official candidate for the position. O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_United_Nations_Secretary-…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United Nations Secretary-General selection is currently being held to choose the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. The incumbent Secretary-General is António Guterres of Portugal, whose …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Nations_Secretary-…

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Claim 2: “The latest UN report also contains harrowing descriptions of abuses at the hands of Russia’s military”

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Multiple sources, including DW, confirm that the same UN report documents sexual violence abuses committed by the Russian military.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2022 · SO, Russia continue to deny sexual violence perpetrated by the Russians! No surprise. Continuing to deny it does not make it go away! The UN ...
https://www.facebook.com/unwomeneuropecentralasia/posts/alle…

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web search NEUTRAL — A new UN report accuses Israeli forces of abuses against Palestinian detainees. The report also documents hundreds of sexual violence cases linked to ...
https://www.dw.com/en/israel-russia-included-in-un-sexual-vi…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2024, MONUSCO conducted three missions to investigate human rights violations and abuses, including sexual violence, and supported the organization of four ...
https://www.un.org/sexualviolenceinconflict/wp-content/uploa…

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Claim 3: “perpetrators included Israeli armed and security forces.”

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Multiple sources confirm that the UN report identifies Israeli armed and security forces as the perpetrators of these acts.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-and-russian-force…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... 21 April 2026 (was made public on 29 May 2026) Note: Excerpts of the report related to the Question of Palestine are reproduced here; ...
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/conflict-related-sexual-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... The UN Commission of Inquiry has also documented evidence of systemic sexual and gender based violence and abuse of Palestinian detainees by ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7mc3_jepo/

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Claim 4: “It said 13 of the attacks happened last year, and 18 in 2023 and 2024.”

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The provided evidence confirms the report exists but does not provide the specific breakdown of attack counts (13 last year, 18 in 2023/2024).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 13–17, 2023, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un visited Russia. This was Kim's first official visit overseas since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in North Ko…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kim Jong Un (born 8 January c. 1982–1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. He i…
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Claim 5: “this year’s report said that in 2025 “the United Nations verified multiple incidents of conflict-related sexual violence, including as a form of torture, inflicted against 14 men, seven women, nine boys and one girl from the Gaza Strip and the [occupied] West Bank.””

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While web search results confirm the existence of a 2026 report, the specific numbers (14 men, 7 women, 9 boys, 1 girl) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war, humanitarian aid entered into the Gaza Strip via air, land and sea. Early in the war, significant issues arose with humanitarian aid. Israel's initial blockade on Gaza, immediatel…
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Claim 6: “said UN inspectors had been denied access to the facilities.”

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Two independent cross-references (France24 and EuroNews) explicitly confirm that UN inspectors were denied access to the facilities.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — UN inspectors had been denied access to the facilities.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260528-israeli-aut…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — saying UN inspectors had been denied access to the facilities.
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/28/israel-freezes-out-un-ch…

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Claim 7: “It said the cases... injured 280 men, 26 women and four girls.”

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Claim 8: “Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year – more than double the previous year’s figure”

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Claim 9: “New additions include three non-state armed groups operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

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Claim 10: “The United Nations has confirmed it placed Israel on a blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence against civilians”

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Multiple independent web search results from May 29, 2026, confirm that the UN added Israeli forces to its annual report/blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations is the de facto Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, with the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The per…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_Is…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Issues relating to the State of Israel and aspects of the Arab–Israeli conflict, and more recently the Iran–Israel conflict, occupy repeated annual debate times, resolutions and resources at the Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_and_the_United_Nations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 2013, the State of Israel had been condemned in 45 resolutions by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). From 1967 to 1989, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted 131 Sec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_resolut…

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Claim 11: “those repeatedly listed are barred from UN peacekeeping operations.”

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Claim 12: “The UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine had verified 310 cases of conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by Russian armed and security forces.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific number of 310 cases verified by the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine.

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Claim 13: “Last August, the UN cited “credible information” regarding sexual violence committed by Israeli security forces against Palestinian detainees in prisons and other detention centres”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference (Al Jazeera) and multiple web search results stating the UN cited 'credible information' regarding sexual violence against Palestinian detainees in August.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli war crimes are violations of international criminal law, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide, which Israeli security forces have committed or been accused o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the ongoing Gaza war, Israeli male and female soldiers, guards and medical staff have reportedly committed wartime sexual violence against Palestinian women, children and men including rape, ga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen…

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Claim 14: “The report’s annex lists 77 parties deemed responsible for patterns of conflict-related sexual violence, including 62 non-state actors.”

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Claim 15: “Rape and gang rape, in some cases repeated, were perpetrated against nine victims, the majority Palestinians from Gaza”

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Web search results from June 3, 2026, explicitly mention a UN report documenting Israeli gang rapes of Gaza detainees.

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web search NEUTRAL — During the October 7 attacks, Israeli women, girls and men were reportedly subjected to sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault, by Hamas or ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · New United Nations report documents Israeli gang rapes of Gaza detainees and raises further questions about unverified mass rape claims from ...
https://electronicintifada.net/content/un-verifies-rapes-pal…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · 21 April 2026 (was made public on 29 May 2026) Note: Excerpts of the report related to the Question of Palestine are reproduced here; ...
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/conflict-related-sexual-…

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