19.05.2026 17:21
A report submitted by the Israeli army to parliament revealed that 2,420 sexual assault reports were received in 2025, a significant increase compared to previous years. The report stated that the increase may be linked to insufficient screening of reserve forces and a weakening of discipline.
According to a report submitted to the parliament by the Israeli army, which frequently comes to the agenda with news of rape against Palestinians, it was stated that a total of 2,420 sexual assaults occurred within the army in 2025.
SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN THE ISRAELI ARMY INCREASE
According to a report by Haaretz newspaper, the Israeli army's report submitted to the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee stated that reports of sexual assault cases in the army have seen a serious increase compared to previous years.
According to the report, 2,420 reports of sexual assault were received within the army in 2025. This number was recorded as 1,744 in 2022, before Israel launched attacks on various countries in the region in October 2023.
"MILITARY DISCIPLINE WEAKENED"
The report included an assessment that the increase in rape reports in the Israeli army "may be linked, among other factors, to the mobilization of large-scale reserve forces without adequate screening of soldiers and the weakening of military discipline."
The Israeli army frequently comes to the agenda during its attacks in Gaza with news of sexual violence against both Palestinians and its own soldiers.
ISRAELI SOLDIERS ALSO COMMIT SEXUAL ASSAULTS AGAINST PALESTINIANS
Many international human rights organizations and civil society groups have published numerous reports on torture and serious human rights violations by Israeli soldiers, especially against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
The New York Times also published a report revealing a systematic pattern of sexual violence developing against Palestinian men, women, and even children by Israeli soldiers, settlers, and officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced they would sue the New York Times over a May 11 investigative report revealing that sexual violence against Palestinians has become "standard procedure."