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Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners

evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes” and extensively quotes Israeli officials’ rejection of the story’s allegations. The Guardian has also published [accounts](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/not-stay-silent-palestinian-prisoner-sexual-abuse-israeli-jail) of sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli custody

Israel’s Netanyahu says suing New York Times over Palestinian rape article

Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees, whose numbers have soared since October 7, 2023. That evidence has been documented by rights groups and media, [including](/news/2026/5/7/palestinians-expose-torture-and-sexual-violence-in-israeli-detention) Al Jazeera. Israel had previously condemned The New York

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?

human rights chief called it a possible “war crime”. Nearly 10,000 Palestinians are now being held in Israeli prisons in Israel and in occupied territory, according to the prisoners’ rights group [Addameer](https://www.addameer.ps