UN investigators have verified multiple rapes of Palestinian detainees by Israeli forces, but have still not verified a single claim of sexual violence against Israelis on or after 7 October 2023.
In his latest annual report to the Security Council on sexual violence in armed conflict, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the verified crimes against Palestinians should be seen as “indicative of incidents and patterns” more broadly.
For the first time, Guterres added Israel’s military and security forces to the UN list of entities credibly suspected of responsibility for patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence.
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Pramila Patten, the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict, amplified Israel’s 7 October mass rape claims despite the absence of verified victims. (Inter-Parliamentary Union/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)
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