"Anyone who is able to include Israel on the same list as Hamas terrorists and rapists has no sense of morality," said Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon.

The United Nations has added Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in conflict zones, The Jerusalem Post has learned. The list includes Hamas and other terrorist organizations,

The Israel Prison Service (IPS) will be included on the 2026 list, and other Israeli authorities have entered a monitoring framework for the possibility of future inclusion.

A country or armed group remains on the UN secretary-general’s list for a minimum of one year. Hamas was added last August.

This development follows reports by Pramila Patten, the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict, which determined that there were reasonable grounds for Hamas to have committed acts of rape and sexual violence during the October 7 massacre and the hostages’ captivity in Gaza.

According to Israel, heavy pressure was exerted on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to include Israel on the list following Hamas’s inclusion.

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