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A woman wears punching gloves as mock red hands symbolizing slain women reach out of the ground in a protest display to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, outside Her Academy, a vocational school for survivors of prostitution and abuse, in Tel Aviv. November 24, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 25, 2025, 4:39 pm
Law enforcement a no-show at Knesset discussions on violence against women
Opposition MKs who led meetings to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women slam Ben Gvir, who was touring prison services’ domestic violence unit
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
A man suspected of murdering his 80-year-old mother barricades himself on the roof of an apartment building in Rehovot on June 12, 2025. (Screenshot/Ynet)
June 12, 2025, 3:50 pm
Man suspected of murdering mother jumps to his death from roof after police standoff
Second murder-suicide of its kind within a month as number of female murder victims surpasses 2024 total; suspect reportedly ascended to roof after calling police and paramedics
By Charlie Summers
Paramedics at the scene of a suspected murder in Hadera, after a woman was found dead on April 28, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
April 28, 2025, 5:01 pm
Woman’s body found buried near Hadera home; police arrest her brother
Mia Cohen’s brother was issued a restraining order after trying to break into her house; women’s advocacy group calls for probe of police for failing to prevent killing
By Charlie Summers
Shani Bachar, of Netiv Hashayara, murdered on January 9, 2024. (Courtesy/Israel Observatory on Femicide)
December 30, 2024, 4:56 pm
Monitor group launches awareness campaign for 22 femicide victims killed in 2024
Number of women killed remains steady over previous years, with Arab community still suffering outsized share, but head of Femicide Observatory says education can lead to change
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Israel Police officers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on July 19, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 11:10 am
Police arrest murder suspect at airport as he tries to leave country
Alexander Zabailov suspected in killing of Victoria Shkolnik, 26, whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Ashkelon last week
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (Israel Police)
November 27, 2024, 12:02 pm
Man suspected of stabbing mother to death in Kiryat Malachi
Police said to believe suspect was in long-running feud with mother; data shows number of women murdered in 2024 exceeds 2023 toll
By Michael Horovitz
Batya, not her real name, with her protective dog, Bamba, given to her by the Michal Sela Canines Program. (Courtesy/Michal Sela Foundation)
November 25, 2024, 2:36 pm
Guard dogs reduce violent threats against battered women by 70%, Israeli study finds
Michal Sela Foundation’s Canines Program gifts dogs to protect women threatened by their former partners; since the start of the Hamas war, domestic violence soared 65%
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A police car in Rishon Lezion on July 3, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 26, 2024, 4:54 pm
Woman stabbed to death in southern town of Rahat, allegedly by husband
Partner arrested, murder weapon seized as victim becomes 16th woman murdered this year, with most killed by their partners
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)
June 18, 2024, 1:16 pm
Son suspected of stabbing mother to death in southern city of Arad
Suspect reportedly turns himself in, may be sent for psychological assessment
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police at the scene of a double murder in Isfiya, northern Israel, April 13, 2024. (Israel Police)
May 15, 2024, 11:15 pm
Woman found dead in Beersheba apartment in suspected murder; partner arrested
Victim in her 40s found with signs of violence on her body; higher rate of femicide in Israel this year than last
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance is seen on the coast of central Israel. (Magen David Adom)
January 9, 2024, 9:48 pm
Woman killed, man seriously injured in suspected murder-suicide attempt
Shooter reportedly blocked women’s car with his own, fired fatal shots before turning gun on himself; mother of victim says she had wanted to end relationship with him
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of an assailant, bottom right, stabbing a pregnant woman in Lod, November 30, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 1, 2024, 4:43 pm
Of 22 women killed in 2023, 19 knew their killer, monitor finds
Israel Observatory on Femicide’s report doesn’t include hundreds of women murdered in October 7 Hamas massacre
By ToI Staff
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