FEMICIDE IN ISRAEL
Femicide and gun violence against women in Israel, including women killed by relatives since October 7.
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Before His Release, Charges Filed for Threats Against the Murdered Woman's Estranged Partner: Tomorrow Is Your Judgment Day
YNETלפני ששוחרר, הוגש אישום בגין איומים נגד הפרוד של הנרצחת: "מחר זה יום הדין שלך"
Jun 29, 2026, 10:04 AM
The investigation into the murder of Lia Cohen, killed when her car exploded on the Ayalon highway, has reached a dead end. Her former partner, who continues to deny involvement, was released to house arrest but charged with making threats against her and her father.
'Red Riding Hood' for a 19-year-old and the chilling messages: 'If I die, you'll know who murdered me'
YNET"כיפה אדומה" לבת 19, וההודעות המצמררות: "אם אמות תדעו מי רצח אותי"
Jun 25, 2026, 09:13 PM
Asma Abu Ghanem, a 19-year-old woman, returned to the Israeli city of Ramla on a promise that 'people who missed her wanted to meet her,' but a planned ambush awaited and she was shot at point-blank range. Hours before, she had texted a friend fearing for her life: 'If I die, you'll know who murdered me.' The killing is part of a wave of deadly violence in Israel's Arab community, with a youth also murdered in Jaffa and others gravely wounded in Lod and Jisr az-Zarqa.
'In our community a woman isn't supposed to speak up, but I shook the city'
YNET"אצלנו לא מקובל שמישהי פותחת פה. אבל אני זעזעתי את העיר"
Jun 25, 2026, 09:00 PM
An epidemic of violence is taking a heavy toll on women in Israel's Arab society, forcing many to give up careers, withdraw from public life and focus on raising children. Social activists fighting the situation paint a grim picture but also point to a possible way out: 'This bleeding reality threw us 30 years backward. We live in anxiety, but it's more frightening to do nothing.' One activist who spoke out says, 'In our community, it's not acceptable for a woman to speak up, but I shook the city.'
Ramla man charged: removed the cast from his broken hand and shot his partner dead
YNETתושב רמלה הואשם: הסיר את הגבס מכף ידו השבורה - ורצח את בת זוגו ביריות אקדח
Jun 7, 2026, 07:33 AM
A month after Ranin Abu Rihan was shot dead in Ramla, the father of their four children, Suliman, was charged with aggravated murder. The indictment says he removed the cast from his broken hand to carry out the killing.
Twice as many women killed by firearms since October 7: the names and the criticism
YNETפי 2 נשים נרצחו בנשק חם מאז 7/10. השמות, והביקורת: "בריחה מאחריות לאומית"
Jun 7, 2026, 02:21 AM
Since the war began, 22 women and a 9-year-old girl have been shot dead by a relative. The Michal Sela Forum charges that this is a 'transparent front' of the war and accuses the state of evading national responsibility.