JAKARTA - The Israeli ambassador criticized the United Nations (UN) for including his country's entity on the blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones.
In his criticism on social media, X Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon wrote, "The UN has added Israel to the blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, along with the world's most brutal terrorist organizations - Hamas and ISIS."
"This is a political decision! Regardless of the facts and reality! Israel has submitted evidence, documents, and detailed responses to every claim," he wrote, quoted from The Jewish Chronicle (28/5).
"We invited UN representatives to come to the field and check everything closely, and of course, they chose not to do it," he continued.
"When the facts don't match the narrative, at the UN, they just change the narrative," he said.
As previously reported, the United Nations has added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries committing sexual violence in conflict zones, a list that includes Hamas and other groups.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) will be included on the list in 2026, along with other Israeli authorities that have entered the monitoring framework for possible inclusion in the future, reported The Jerusalem Post, which was exclusively informed of this.
This development follows a report from the representative of the UN Secretary-General on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, which establishes that there are reasonable grounds for Hamas to commit acts of rape and sexual violence during the October 7 massacre and during the hostage-taking in Gaza.
Israel claims that after the inclusion of Hamas, great pressure was put on the Secretary-General of the United Nations to include Israel in the list as well.
Quoted from Middle East Eye, the blacklist is part of the annex to the annual report of the UN Secretary-General on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV).
The list identifies parties that are credibly suspected of committing patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence during armed conflict.
Annual reports are usually released in August, with listed parties generally staying in them for at least a year.
A total of 63 state and non-state actors are included in the 2025 list, including Hamas.
Human rights organizations and media have documented hundreds of testimonies from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and inside Israeli prisons, detailing torture and sexual harassment of Palestinians during arrest, interrogation and detention, as reported by WAFA.
The Israeli army and prison guards have been accused of various violations against Palestinian prisoners since October 2023, including rape, torture, starvation and degrading treatment.
At least 100 prisoners are reported to have died in custody under these conditions, with almost half dying in military custody and the rest in facilities run by the IPS.
Dozens of testimonies from released detainees have detailed alleged ill-treatment in Israeli custody.
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