LONDON: The UN has blacklisted Israel over sexual violence in conflict zones, Israeli officials confirmed on Thursday.
An upcoming annual report from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres includes Israel’s prison service among groups such as Hamas and Daesh, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Other Israeli authorities will be monitored for the possibility of future inclusion on the list, the newspaper said.
The UN, and a number of Israeli and international human right groups, have accused Israel of systematically using sexual violence against Palestinians since October 2023.
“The decision to blacklist Israel and accuse us of using sexual violence as a weapon of war is an outrageous decision,” Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said in a video posted on X.
