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


Israel must do more to prevent the next femicide - opinion

From the beginning of 2022, there is a 110% increase in femicide relative to the same period last year. When will it end?

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

Annual SlutWalk event set to go ahead in Jerusalem Friday

The march protesting violence against women will take place against the backdrop of at least three femicide cases in the last month alone.

Israeli protesters chant slogans as they march in the SlutWalk in central Jerusalem, on June 18, 2021.

86-year-old Israeli arrested for trying to murder his wife

The man turned himself over to police and claimed that she had been stealing money he had been saving to bring his granddaughter from Ukraine to Israel.

 Magen David Adom MDA donates six 4x4 ambulances to Ukraine

Femicide cases down during 2021, matricide cases rise in disturbing upwards trend

Of the 16 femicide cases reported in Israel in 2021, six were perpetrated by the women’s partners and four by their sons.

Israelis protest sexual violence in the country. Photo taken in 2020

Attorney of cop accused of murdering wife: He did not intend to kill her

Diana Raz, the victim of the suspected murder, was a couples’ mentor. Her husband Amir allegedly killed her during an argument in February.

Amir Raz, accused of killing his wife Diana Raz at their home, seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing at the District Court in Lod, February 25, 2021.

Elderly couple found shot to death in Kfar Yona in likely murder-suicide

The investigation revealed that the wife was planning on leaving the man and had rented an apartment which she was planning on moving into later this week.

Police in Petah Tikva inspecting the scene of an alleged murder-suicide on Friday January 17 2020

Women more likely to see abuse warning signs, new BGU study finds

Femicide, or the intentional murder of women, encompassing violence towards women in general, witnessed a considerable rise in Israel in 2020, with 20 women murdered in 12 months.

Activists protest against recent cases of violence against women at Habima square in Tel Aviv on October 21, 2020.