Iran Press/ Middle East: Israeli sources revealed details of a report prepared by the Gender Affairs Adviser to the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Brigadier General Yifat Yerushalmi which showed that 1,542 sexual harassment claims had been raised to the military police in 2020 – an increase of 24 percent from the previous year.
According to the Shehab news site, the number of reported incidents has increased every year since 2012, but fewer women are pursuing legal action.
A spokesman for the Israeli army said that this issue is "worrying and dangerous", noting that the Israeli army would start working to deal with it.
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