Overview
- Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon announced on May 28, 2026 that the United Nations had added Israel to the Conflict‑Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) blacklist.
- Reporting says the Israeli Prison Service is among the entities named on the 2026 list, a move first reported by the Jerusalem Post and picked up by international outlets.
- Israel strongly rejected the listing, called it a 'blood libel,' said it had submitted counter‑evidence to the UN, and has frozen relations with the office of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres.
- The CRSV blacklist is an annex to the secretary‑general's annual report that names parties credibly suspected of patterns of rape or other sexual violence and generally triggers monitoring and public reporting rather than immediate sanctions.
- The listing builds on a prior UN inquiry and numerous rights‑group reports and detainee testimonies alleging sexualised torture and rape by Israeli forces and in detention, and it could increase pressure for investigations and accountability that would affect detainees, military procedures and Israel's diplomatic standing.