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Secretary General's latest annual report to the Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence adds Israel and Russia to the list of countries credibly suspected of patterns of rape and other sexual violence.
Both countries deny the allegations.
The UN says it documented last year multiple incidents of sexual violence by the Israeli military and security forces, including as a form of torture against men, women and children from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The militant group Hamas was previously added to the list, but the UN said it could not verify many of the claims.
because Israel denies access needed to investigate them.
The UN Secretary General's latest annual report to the Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence adds Israel and Russia to the list of countries credibly suspected of patterns of rape and other sexual violence.
Both countries deny the allegations.
The UN says it documented last year multiple incidents of sexual violence by the Israeli military and security forces, including as a form of torture against men, women and children from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The militant group Hamas was previously added to the list, but the UN said it could not verify many of the claims.
because Israel denies access needed to investigate them.
Israeli forces have pushed further into Lebanon and escalated their attacks since Tuesday, killing dozens of people, including women and children.
The Israeli prime minister says they intend to crush Iran-backed Hezbollah.
In a new warning, Israel told residents of Tyre, the second biggest city in southern Lebanon, to evacuate immediately or risk being killed.
The warning covers tens of thousands of residents, including in Palestinian refugee camps.
More than 1.2 million people have already been displaced by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, leaving many families with nowhere to go.
The minister, Itamar Ben-Gavir, posted a video of himself taunting activists on the Gaza-bound flotilla.