Sex Crimes – War Watch

Gaza Strip | Gold, Elon (Comedian) | internal-eafs | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Movies | Savetsky, Lizzy | Sex Crimes | Social Media | The Wedding Entertainer | TriBeCa (Manhattan, NY) | Tribeca Film Festival (NYC)

Tribeca Festival Denounces Pair Who Joked on the Red Carpet About Rape
ByClaire Moses and Johnny Diaz June 7, 2026June 8, 2026

A clip of the actor Elon Gold with Lizzy Savetsky, a social media influencer, at the premiere of “The Wedding Entertainer” has been circulating online.

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Blacklisting | Danon, Danny (1971- ) | Defense and Military Forces | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Kidnapping and Hostages | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Palestinians | Prisoners of War | Rapid Support Forces (Sudan) | Russia | Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) | Sex Crimes | Sudan | Ukraine | United Nations

U.N. Adds Israeli and Russian Forces to Sexual Violence List
ByAlan Yuhas May 29, 2026

Israel has denied the accusations and condemned the report, which listed dozens of countries and nonstate groups as “credibly suspected” of patterns of rape and sexual violence.

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Danon, Danny (1971- ) | Defense and Military Forces | Guterres, Antonio | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Palestinians | Sex Crimes | United Nations

Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
ByEphrat Livni May 28, 2026May 30, 2026

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, told Israel there had been an “increasing number of cases” of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees, according to a letter shared by Israel’s U.N. ambassador.

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Ben-Gvir, Itamar | Detainees | Herzog, Isaac | Human Rights and Human Rights Violations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Israeli Settlements | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Palestinians | Politics and Government | Sex Crimes | Speeches and Statements | West Bank

Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, Denounces Israeli Violence
ByIsabel Kershner May 24, 2026May 24, 2026

In a speech, Isaac Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, delivered a grave indictment of settler attacks in the West Bank and abuse of prisoners.

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Defense and Military Forces | Gaza Strip | Gender | Hamas | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kidnapping and Hostages | Sex Crimes | Torture | United Nations | War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity | West Bank | Witnesses

Israeli Report Finds That Sexual Violence by Hamas Was Widespread
ByIsabel Kershner May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

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Alawite Muslims | Assad, Bashar al- | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Kidnapping and Hostages | New York Times | Sex Crimes | Syria

In Syria, Kidnappings of Women and Girls Fuel a Minority Group’s Fears
ByBen Hubbard and Laura Boushnak April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

A Times investigation found that abductions of women and girls from Syria’s Alawite minority were more common, and more brutal, than the government has acknowledged.

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Assaults | Ava Lang | Bedouins | internal-open-access-from-nl | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Israeli Settlements | Palestinians | Robberies and Thefts | Settler Violence | Sex Crimes | Suhaib Abualkebash | West Bank

Palestinian Man Recounts Brutal Sexual Assault by Israeli Settlers
ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Fatima AbdulKarim March 18, 2026March 19, 2026

The man said his attackers stripped him naked, beat him and zip-tied his genitalia, an account corroborated by family members and a rights activist who were also beaten.

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Yanar Mohammed, 65, Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate, Is Killed by Gunmen
ByAdam Nossiter March 12, 2026March 12, 2026

She established a network of safe houses for abused women and was an outspoken critic of her country’s repressive institutions, despite the constant threat of violence.

Read More Yanar Mohammed, 65, Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate, Is Killed by Gunmen
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Amid Fallout From Epstein Files, Dubai’s DP World Boss Is Replaced
ByAbdi Latif Dahir February 13, 2026February 14, 2026

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was credited with turning DP World into a global logistics powerhouse. He was recently identified in correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

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‘My Crazy Friend’: The Royals Who Stayed Close to Epstein
ByMichael D. Shear February 5, 2026February 6, 2026

Emails, texts, photos and videos show how Jeffrey Epstein, even after becoming a convicted sex offender, burnished his ties to royal family members from several countries and their advisers.

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