Femicide

Pardes Hanna woman murdered in first femicide case in Israel in 2026, husband arrested

Police said the initial investigation indicates the killing stemmed from a family dispute.

Police arrive to arrest suspect on murder charge for Pardes Hana
A protestor carries a poster during a demonstration to protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence ahead of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Valletta, Malta November 23, 2025.

Sharp rise in femicide in Israel in 2025, firearms become leading weapon - report

A protestor carries a poster during a demonstration to protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence ahead of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Valletta, Malta November 23, 2025.

Femicide in Israel: Man indicted for burning ex-wife to death after months of threats

Members of the Lebanese police look through a door at a Byblos Bank branch where an armed depositor took hostages according to the Depositors' Association, in Tyre, Lebanon October 4, 2022.

Lebanese man accused of murdering Syrian wife, torturing her with scalding oil


Florida man who appeared on 'America's Most Wanted' finally arrested after 40 years

Santini is accused of committing first-degree murder against 33-year-old Cynthia Ruth Wood, a resident of Bradenton, Florida at the time.

 Illustrative image of a man in handcuffs.

Electronic bracelet law is ‘pathetic’ – activist

The cabinet’s decision was to apply a continuation clause to the bill, which passed its first reading on the Knesset floor in 2022 but did not proceed further.

ACTIVISTS PROTEST against recent cases of violence against women at Habima Square in Tel Aviv last week.

Police charge Israeli for strangling, assaulting wife for disturbing sleep

A Lod man in his 30s was indicted for allegedly strangling his wife into unconsciousness for disturbing his sleep.

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Rising femicide rates in the Middle East spark calls for urgent action

The rise of femicide, particularly within Arab communities, has led to an urgent call for social, educational, and governmental interventions to tackle this tragic issue.

People attend a demonstration to protest femicide and violence against women in Paris

Woman shot dead in northern Israel in 16th case of femicide in 2023

Dima Bushnak's family was unhappy with her pursuing her studies and getting closer with the family who owned the butchers she worked in.

 Police at the scene of a murder of a resident of Kuseife, April 16, 2023

24-year-old woman shot and killed in Haifa overnight

The murder of Hanan Abu Hait comes on the heels of more than 20 other deadly incidents in the last two weeks alone.

 Police investigate the scene of a murder of a 24-year-old woman in Haifa on May 8, 2023.

Is Israel failing to protect its most vulnerable citizens?

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: 68 violent murders have been carried out in Israeli-Arab communities, four of them against women.

 A CEREMONY in memory of women murdered by men, as part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women events in Tel Aviv, last year.

Woman and two infant sons murdered in Taiba, husband arrested

The victim's husband, Mohammed Massaroa, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and children.

 Israel Police on the scene of the murder of a woman and her two infant children in Taiba.

Bedouin woman stabbed to death in southern Israel in 'honor killing'

Since the beginning of the year, 49 Arabs have been killed in incidents of crime and violence in Israel.

 Police at the scene of a murder of a resident of Kuseife, April 16, 2023

Woman found dead in Rehovot, husband arrested

Social services said that husband was not known to them for any violence toward his wife in the past.

 Israel Police.