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Police at the scene where a man and woman were found shot and killed in their car near Mishmar Ayalon, May 22, 2026. (Israel Police)
May 23, 2026, 9:04 am
Couple in their 40s found shot dead in car; Shin Bet reportedly involved in probe
Police backing away from initial assessment that deaths were murder-suicide and someone stole the gun; the couple had gone hiking in central Israel
By ToI Staff
The scene of a suspected murder-suicide in Aviel, a small moshav in central Israel, after a father and his son were found dead there on April 26, 2026. (Screenshot/Ynet)
April 26, 2026, 4:23 pm
Father, six-year-old son found dead in suspected murder-suicide
Officers suspect man used his father-in-law’s gun; separately, teen stabbed to death in north; police chief says cops can only do so much against ‘unexpected’ killings
By Charlie Summers
Police at the scene of a suspected murder-suicide in Bat Yam, December 21, 2025. (Israel Police)
December 21, 2025, 11:34 am
Two dead in suspected murder-suicide in Bat Yam
Police investigate after man found unconscious in the street with a bloodstained knife; woman, apparently his mother, discovered with fatal stab wounds
By ToI Staff
Police inspect the scene of a murder and attempted suicide in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem, on August 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 12, 2025, 8:34 am
Man kills pregnant ex-wife, shoots himself, in Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood
Murder victim, killed outside her home, had recently remarried; 2025 has seen 24 women and one child murdered in domestic disputes, up from last year
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
Police at the scene where a man allegedly murdered his wife and then killed himself in Jerusalem, April 4, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
April 4, 2025, 10:32 pm
Murder-suicide suspected after boy hears gunfire, finds parents dead in Jerusalem home
Man, 38, suspected to have shot wife, 35, then killed himself; 13-year-old son, eldest of 4, discovered bodies; reports say Haredi family wasn’t known to police, social services
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police at the scene of a double murder in Isfiya, northern Israel, April 13, 2024. (Israel Police)
April 13, 2024, 6:41 am
Three killed in shootings in northern towns; toddler seriously wounded
Man killed, 4 injured in gunfire in Kaf Yasif; two young men gunned down in Isfiya, as violence continues to plague Arab communities
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police inspect the scene of a murder in the northern city of Nazareth on September 23, 2019. (Israel Police Spokesperson)
April 10, 2024, 2:28 pm
Death toll rises in Nazareth extended family shooting; motive unknown
Suspect dies by suicide after mass shooting in which three family members killed, others wounded; murder rate in Arab community outpacing last year’s
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Israel Police car in Tel Aviv on April 12, 2020. (joseh51camera/iStock by Getty Images)
April 9, 2024, 11:05 pm
Man kills two family members, then takes his own life, in Nazareth mass shooting
40-year-old Iksal resident also injures five, two of them critically; 48 members of Arab community slain since start of 2024
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 at the site of a suspected murder-suicide in Haifa, October 23, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 23, 2023, 2:48 pm
Man suspected of killing his father, then jumping to his death in Haifa
Sister alerts police after violent argument broke out between two; son believed to have beheaded his parent before leaping from eighth floor
By ToI Staff
A pistol retrieved from the scene where a man was suspected of shooting his wife dead and then attempting to take his own life, causing himself moderate injuries in Rahat, September 11, 2023. (Israel Police)
September 11, 2023, 8:03 pm
Rahat man suspected of killing wife, turning gun on self
Police arrest suspect, 35, with moderate injuries in predominantly Bedouin southern town of Rahat; lobby group says 21 women killed in homicides since beginning of year
By ToI Staff
Alexander Savenok, suspected of murdering his daughter and then killing himself, in an undated photo (Courtesy)
July 24, 2022, 5:34 pm
Beit Shemesh murder-suicide suspect said to have mental health, drug abuse issues
City’s mayor says police never marked Alexander Savenok as a person of interest, despite a restraining order reportedly barring him from being near his children
By ToI Staff
Liana Savenok, 21, who was stabbed to death by her father in a suspected murder-suicide in Beit Shemesh on July 23, 2022. (Facebook)
July 23, 2022, 12:07 pm
Father suspected of stabbing to death daughter, 21, in Beit Shemesh, killing himself
Liana Savenok and her brother had restraining order against their father; mother sent son, 17, to check when Liana didn’t answer calls; teen discovered bodies of his sister, dad
By ToI Staff
First responders arriving at the scene of a suspected murder-suicide attempt in Haifa on June 12, 2022. (Magen David Adom)
June 12, 2022, 11:27 am
Woman killed, husband injured in suspected murder-suicide attempt in Haifa
Couple found stabbed in an apartment; woman dies of her wounds in hospital
By ToI Staff
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