Israel says it will sever all ties to UN's Guterres after inclusion in sexual violence report

Middle East Eye · May 29, 2026 Human Rights

Israel says it will sever all ties to UN's Guterres after inclusion in sexual violence report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/29/2026 - 17:47 The United Nations documented dozens of cases of rape of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers Israeli soldiers patrol the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 23 May 2026 (Mussa Qawasma/Reuters) Off Israel has lashed out against United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres for its inclusion as a perpetrator in this year's Conflict-Related Sexual Violence report , which was released to the public on Friday. Israel said it would no longer work with the UN chief. The report adds Israel to a slate of countries whose soldiers and security forces have shown a pattern of using rape against captives or vulnerable groups.

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