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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

violence against women

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
The scene of the murder of an 18-year-old woman in the western Galilee on June 9, 2023. (screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
June 8, 2024, 10:30 am
Domestic violence rates nearly doubled since Oct. 7. Eight women were murdered in 2024
Experts at conference on femicide say it’s not the more widespread availability of weapons that is killing women, it’s the indifference of those meant to protect them
By Diana Bletter
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
Protesters gather outside the UN headquarters in New York City on December 4, 2023, to protest the international community's perceived silence on sexual violence committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli women during the October 7 massacre. (Carli Fogel)
February 21, 2024, 5:17 pm
Israel submits report to UN on Hamas’s mass weaponization of rape
Written by umbrella organization of rape crisis centers, grim document reviews Palestinian terror group’s strategic use of sexual violence, as deniers abound
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)
December 27, 2023, 4:04 pm
14-year-old suspected of knifing pregnant sister to death in front of her kids
Aya Hajaj’s father also to be indicted for allegedly ordering slaying, as well as a teen cousin suspected of abetting getaway; investigators say motive for attack unclear
By ToI Staff
The area of ​​the Supernova festival where hundreds of Israelis were killed and kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 terror onslaught, October 12, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 3, 2023, 7:31 pm
Graphic report details new evidence of rape, sexual violence during October 7 rampage
Witnesses, volunteers tell UK’s Sunday Times of seeing gang-rape, remains found mutilated, days after UN says it will look into allegations following weeks of international silence
By ToI Staff
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers remarks during a Security Council open debate on the maintenance of international peace and security at the UN headquarters in New York on November 20, 2023. (Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)
November 30, 2023, 11:46 am
After 7 weeks of silence, UN chief calls to investigate Hamas sex crimes on Oct 7
Envoy Erdan slams lengthy delay, casting of doubt by Guterres on such incidents during terror onslaught in Israel, despite testimony from survivors, first responders, morgue workers
By Amy Spiro, Jacob Magid and Carrie Keller-Lynn
Members of the emergency squad of Moshav Amuka seen during a drill in Moshav Amuka, northern Israel, November 15, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 15, 2023, 6:16 pm
Gun permit requests since October 7 equivalent to number in previous 20 years
Over 236,000 people apply for licenses, as Ben Gvir seeks to arm civilians despite warnings that weapons will be used by criminals
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A protest against violence against women in Tel Aviv, December 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
November 3, 2023, 11:32 am
Women in abusive homes fear for their safety as war leads to relaxed gun licensing
175,000 firearm license applications filed since Oct. 7 as Ben Gvir eases restrictions; forum calls for those with domestic violence complaints against them to be ineligible
By Shira Silkoff
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
A protest against domestic violence as part of a nationwide strike, in Tel Aviv, December 4, 2018. The sign reads: 'Electronic tracking [of offenders] saves lives.' (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 30, 2023, 11:54 pm
Knesset passes domestic abuse monitoring law after long delays and squabbles
Police minister Ben Gvir led what he calls a ‘balancing’ of the bill put forth by last government, which enables electronic tracking of abusers
By ToI Staff
Sarit Ahmad, 18, whose brothers arranged for her murder due to her sexual orientation. She was shot to death in northern Israel on June 9, 2023. (Social media: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 5, 2023, 4:30 pm
5 suspects arrested over murder of LGBTQ teenage girl last month
Police had said they suspected brothers of Sarit Ahmad, who had threatened her over her sexual orientation, but report claims detainees aren’t related to her
By ToI Staff
Sarit Ahmad, 18, whose brothers arranged for her murder due to her sexual orientation. She was shot to death in northern Israel on June 9, 2023. (Social media: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 11, 2023, 11:31 pm
3 years before her murder, lesbian teen approached police over brothers’ threats
Sarit Ahmad, then aged 15, told officers one brother offered NIS 200,000 to whoever killed her, other threatened to stab her in stomach after she came out
By ToI Staff
Sarit Ahmad, 18, whose brothers arranged for her murder due to her sexual orientation. She was shot to death in northern Israel on June 9, 2023. (Social media: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 10, 2023, 9:08 pm
Police searching for brother in killing of 18-year-old woman in north
Father denies sibling, missing since Sarit Ahmad was shot dead, could be involved; he and another brother previously threatened her over her sexual identity
By ToI Staff
A police car at the scene of a fatal stabbing on June 10, 2023 near the southern city of Ofakim where a 21-year-old man was found dead of his wounds in a scuffle with foreign workers, according to an initial investigation. (Israel Police)
June 10, 2023, 6:53 am
Man, 21, killed in south; 100th victim of violence in Arab community this year
Young man fatally stabbed by foreign workers near Ofakim as he allegedly tried to steal agricultural tools; death came hours after young woman gunned down in north
By ToI Staff
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