Israel, Russia hit back after being added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflicts

🇭🇰 public Hong Kong · May 29, 2026 · 224 words · By Associated Press

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Israel, Russia hit back after being added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflicts UN documentation of alleged abuses sparks furious denials from both nations An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has…

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What happened

Why it matters

The 35-page report – shared by the Israeli mission to the UN late Thursday ahead of its expected release on Friday – blacklists 77 government and non-government parties in a dozen countries suspected of committing or being responsible for sexual violence in…

Common ground

It says the number of cases rose sharply in 2025 from 2024.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that 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 their treatment of Palestinian detainees?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “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 their treatment of Palestinian detainees.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the UN annual report on sexual violence in conflicts included Israeli forces for the first time in 15 years due to the treatment of Palestinian detainees.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli war crimes are violations of international criminal law, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide, which Israeli security forces have committed or been accused o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes

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Claim 2: “It says the number of cases rose sharply in 2025 from 2024.”

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The provided evidence mentions the 2025 report generally, but does not contain the specific data point that the number of cases rose sharply in 2025 compared to 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of September 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 157 of the 193 member states of the United Nations (UN), or just over 81% of all UN members. It has been a non-member…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_P…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Housemaid is a 2025 American erotic psychological thriller film directed by Paul Feig and written by Rebecca Sonnenshine. It is based on the 2022 novel by Freida McFadden, and stars Sydney Sweeney…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Plague is a 2025 psychological drama-thriller film written and directed by Charlie Polinger in his directorial debut. It stars Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, and Joel Edgerton, who …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plague_(2025_film)

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Claim 3: “Both Israel and Russia were warned in last year’s report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that they could be put on the list.”

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The provided evidence does not contain any mention of a specific warning issued by Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Israel and Russia in the previous year's report regarding their potential inclusion on the blacklist.

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web search NEUTRAL — The UN comprises six principal organizations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat and Trusteeship Council which, together with …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations

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web search NEUTRAL — All 193 Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with universal representation.
https://www.un.org/en/

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web search NEUTRAL — Together, we can make 2025 a new beginning “Even in the darkest days, I’ve seen hope power change”, declares the Secretary-General of the United Nations in his message to the world for 2025. Reflectin…
https://www.unonline.org/en.html

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Claim 4: “The list for 2025 includes Israel’s armed and security forces as well as Hamas militants”

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Web search results confirm the inclusion of Israeli forces in the report. While the specific '2025' list is mentioned in the context of the report, the inclusion of Hamas is supported by the general context of the conflict and reports of sexual violence during the Oct 7 attacks, although the specific 'blacklist' status for Hamas in the same 2025 report is implied by the nature of the report's scope.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli government has been involved in assisting or empowering the Palestinian political and military organization Hamas at various points in its history. This support continued during and in sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the October 7 attacks, Israeli women, girls and men were reportedly subjected to sexual violence, including rape and sexual assault, by Hamas or other Gazan militants. The militants involved in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_and_gender-based_violen…

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Claim 5: “Russian armed and security forces were also blacklisted for the first time this year for sexual violence against prisoners of war and civilians detained during the war in Ukraine.”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that Russian armed and security forces were blacklisted for the first time this year for sexual violence against POWs and civilians in Ukraine.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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Claim 6: “The 35-page report... blacklists 77 government and non-government parties in a dozen countries suspected of committing or being responsible for sexual violence in conflicts around the world.”

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While sources confirm the existence of the blacklist and the inclusion of Israel and Russia, none of the provided evidence specifies the exact page count (35 pages) or the specific number of blacklisted parties (77) and countries (12).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hermanas, un amor compartido (English: Sisters: A Shared Love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Silvia Cano for TelevisaUnivision. It is based on the 2018 Turkish series Foster Mother, created by S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrator of the United Nations who oversees the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the Unit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations on 26 June 1945 with the articulated mission of maintaining internati…
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Claim 7: “Hamas militants... were previously blacklisted after their attack in Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza.”

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The evidence confirms that Hamas committed sexual violence on October 7, 2023, but the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm that they were 'previously blacklisted' in a prior UN report specifically for this, only that they are accused of these acts.

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web search NEUTRAL — The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-and-russian-force…

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web search NEUTRAL — Israel is fighting a seven front war against the Iranian regime and its terror proxies Hamas, Houthis, Hezbollah, and more. Find everything you need to be a ...
https://www.ajc.org/IsraelandtheWar

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