India, Aug. 13 -- As the Gaza and Ukraine wars continue to rage, the United Nations has put Israel and Russia "on notice" amid concerns of their armed forces committing sexual violence in conflict zones.

In his annual report to the UN Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence, as seen by Reuters, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel and Russia of being put on the blacklist of parties that have been "credibly suspected of committing or being responsible for patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence".

This warning from the UN comes after the intergovernmental organisation documented "patterns of certain forms of sexual violence".

In the report, the Palestinian militant group Hamas has already been b...