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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - An Israeli army soldier looks at destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip as troops stand on the border with the Palestinian territory, on August 13, 2025, while the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group continues. The United Nations warned Israel and Russia on Thursday that their militaries faced being listed as parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict in light of credible evidence of violations. — AFP pic
NEW YORK, Aug 15 — The United Nations warned Israel and Russia on Thursday that their militaries faced being listed as parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict in light of credible evidence of violations.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s report said the two countries risked being added to a list of parties thought to use sexual violence including rape in conflict that includes Myanmar’s military, Sudan’s army and the Palestinian group Hamas.
“Due to significant concerns regarding patterns of certain forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Israeli armed and security forces and Russian armed and security forces and affiliated armed groups, these parties have been put on notice for potential listing in the next reporting period,” said the annual report.
“These concerns relate primarily to violations recorded in detention settings.”
In the case of Israel, the report alleges “credible information” military and security forces perpetrated patterns of sexual violence including “genital violence, prolonged forced nudity and repeated strip searches conducted in an abusive and degrading manner.”
In February, the Israeli army said it had charged five soldiers for abusing a Palestinian detainee at a site used to hold Palestinians following the start of the war in Gaza in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas.
Among the charges was an allegation that the accused had stabbed a man with a sharp object “which had penetrated near the detainee’s rectum.”
The report said there was “credible” evidence of violations “against Ukrainian prisoners of war, in 50 official and 22 unofficial detention facilities in Ukraine” and Russia.
“These cases comprised a significant number of documented incidents of genital violence, including electrocution, beatings and burns to the genitals, and forced stripping and prolonged nudity, used to humiliate and elicit confessions or information,” it said.
In 2024, the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine documented 209 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, including rape, the report added.
Israel has cooperated with a special representative on the issue of sexual violence in conflict, whereas Russia has not, the report said.
The report said however that Israel’s refusal to grant access to inspectors had frustrated her ability to determine patterns and trends.
Israel rejected the report’s findings and called a letter that accompanied it from Guterres “unusual.”
“The UN must focus on the shocking war crimes and sexual violence of Hamas and the release of all hostages,” Israel’s ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said.
“Israel will not shy away from protecting its citizens and will continue to act in accordance with international law.”
Russia’s embassy to the United Nations did not respond to a request for comment. — AFP
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