Alongside Hamas, the UN's sexual violence blacklist also includes Russia's forces in Ukraine, accused of raping POWs, the Houthis' Al-Zainabiyat women's unit, accused of torture, and Congo, where more than 90,000 sexual violence cases were reported in just nine months

Both countries have refuted the allegations and accused the agency of bias.

An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for…