UN report accuses Israeli forces of rape and sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees

UN: Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape and Sexual Abuse Against Palestinian Detainees! (4.6.2026)

The report stated that rape and gang rape, in some cases repeatedly, affected nine victims, most of them from Gaza.

It attributed responsibility for the violations to members of the Israeli army and security services, including the Israeli military, the Israel Prison Service and special police units.

According to the report, abuses mainly occurred during detention and interrogation at several locations, including the Sde Teiman military camp and Etzion detention center, as well as prisons including Megiddo, Ofer, Ramla, Hasharon, Shatta, Nafha and Damon, as well as the Gush Etzion police station.

The report also documented abuses committed at military checkpoints and during Israeli military incursions in the occupied Palestinian territory, noting that journalists and human rights defenders were among the victims.

It said most cases involved multiple forms of sexual violence simultaneously, while some abuses were photographed or recorded on video, including one rape case.