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”.

UN expected to add Israeli bodies, including the Israel Prison Service, to its blacklist of conflict-related sexual violence perpetrators alongside Hamas; Israel accuses…

"Anyone who is able to include Israel on the same list as Hamas terrorists and rapists has no sense of morality," said Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon.

The United Nations has added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones — a list that includes Hamas and other terror…