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Israel’s ambassador to the UN says Tel Aviv will cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres over the upcoming report.
Updated on May 28, 2026
The United Nations “has added Israel to the list of sexual atrocities in the conflict zone”, which prompted Israel to cancel the agreement with the UN chief Antonio Guterres, the country’s ambassador to the UN says.
“We are done with this secretary general,” Israeli ambassador Danny Danon added in a video posted on X on Thursday, criticizing the report coming from Guterres’ office.
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The United Nations Secretary-General’s annual report on sexual violence is often distributed to relevant countries before it is published. Last August, the report warned that Israel could be added to the list of suspected, or suspected, perpetrators of sexual violence in the event of war.
“The idea of blacklisting Israel and accusing us of using sexual violence as a weapon of war is a terrible decision,” Danon said.
“The Secretary General and his team continue to spread propaganda against Israel. To put us and Hamas terrorists on the same list is unacceptable.”
The Israeli organization at the UN said in its statement that it will not contact the office of the secretary general as long as Mr. Guterres is the head of the organization.
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also expressed its anger at the upcoming report.
“The disgraceful and senseless decision of the UN to include Israeli organizations in the CRSV report (sexual violence) is another proof of the true nature of the UN: a political and corrupt organization that has abandoned its original principles and systematically targets Israel as its main mission,” Oren Marmorstein, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on X.
Guterres’ spokesman said he was aware of Danon’s statement.
“For us, the door of the general secretary is still open,” said Stephane Dujarric.
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Last August, the UN cited “credible information” about sexual abuse by Israeli soldiers against Palestinian prisoners in prisons and other detention facilities, and said UN inspectors had been denied access to the sites.
“We invited the UN envoy to come to Israel to investigate the ridiculous claims. He chose not to come,” Danon said.
Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli prisons, especially those taken from Gaza during Israel’s brutal war since 2023, have been. it has been revealed long ago how they suffer abuse by guards and soldiers, including sexual harassment. According to international human rights organizations, these references are part of a broader and systematic process.
Additionally, a report from the West Bank Protection Consortium last month found that sexual violence and other forms of violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers and soldiers are encouraging Palestinians. away from the busy West Bank.
Even foreigners, who are on a recent trip to Gaza, say that the activists who were kidnapped in international waters have faced abuse while in Israeli custody, including at least. 15 different cases of rape or sexual assault.
Earlier this month, Israel too He denied the allegations of sexual assaultwhich was detailed in a column by former New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof. The Israeli government responded to the report by saying it would take extraordinary action to sue the paper. Kristof’s reports are based on the stories of 14 Palestinian victims.
Relations between the UN and Israel have been strained and have reached their lowest point since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a series of attacks in the wake of Israel’s war on Gaza, which killed more than 72,000 Palestinians.
Israeli officials criticized Guterres and other UN officials for condemning the brutal behavior in Gaza. The UN chief was declared “persona non grata” in Israel in 2024.
