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Israel Demands UN Emails After Israeli Entities Blacklisted With Hamas

7/10/2026

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Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon demanded the UN release emails between Pramila Patten, the secretary-general’s sexual-violence envoy, and António Guterres, UN secretary-general, and accused Patten of yielding to Guterres, saying the blacklist decision was not political.
The UN added Israeli entities to the blacklist at the end of May 2026 alongside Hamas.
Patten defended the list as a preventive tool against sexual violence in detention facilities, checkpoints and military operations.

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Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon demanded the UN release emails between Pramila Patten, the secretary-general’s sexual-violence envoy, and António Guterres, UN secretary-general, and accused Patten of yielding to Guterres, saying the blacklist decision was not political.
The UN added Israeli entities to the blacklist at the end of May 2026 alongside Hamas.
Patten defended the list as a preventive tool against sexual violence in detention facilities, checkpoints and military operations.