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UN chief puts Israel, Russia 'on notice' over conflict-related sexual violence accusations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Israeli forces may be listed as abusers amid credible reports of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees, amid ongoing Gaza conflict.
- On Tuesday, Guterres warned Ambassador Danon that credible information of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians could lead to listing as abusers in his next report.
- Amid the Gaza war, the Commission of Inquiry documented rape and sexual violence by Israeli security forces against Palestinians after Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, which killed over 61,400.
- Data from UN experts shows systematic sexual and reproductive abuse, and Israeli authorities reported women were raped and sexually abused.
- Danon dismissed the allegations as `are steeped in biased publications` and urged the UN to focus on Hamas's war crimes and the release of all hostages.
- Guterres warned that denial of UN monitor access hampered pattern determination and called for investigations, clear codes of conduct and unimpeded access for UN monitors.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN chief warned Israel that the United Nations has "credible information" of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians, which Israel's UN ambassador dismissed as "baseless accusations."
·Toronto, Canada
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UN chief puts Israel, Russia 'on notice' over conflict-related sexual violence accusations
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia on Tuesday that he has significant concerns about patterns of certain forms of sexual violence by their armed and security forces, according to a report seen
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