Domestic violence in Israel

At least one in four women experienced violent behavior from partner or relative, study finds

According to data collected by The Israel Women’s Network (IWN) and presented in the “Great Women’s Survey 2026," at least 900,000 women have experienced violence from a partner or relative.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and committee head MK Zvika Fogel attend a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 24, 2026.

Twice as many women have been killed by domestic gun violence since October 7, new report finds

Ben-Gvir claimed that the relaxation of gun controls since October 7 had not caused this increase, adding that "a weapon in the right hands saves lives. Period."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Woman in distress.

Bat Melech reports spike in domestic violence hotline calls during wartime

Shelters for religious and haredi women at full capacity as organization says security emergencies are intensifying danger inside the home.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 24, 2026.

Rape survivors offer chilling testimonies of police, court negligence in Knesset committee hearing

"I filed a report with the police at the age of 17 against my father, who raped me," said one survivor. "The case was closed due to lack of evidence."

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS

‘I looked pretty that night’

NOVEMBER 18, 2015ByNOREEN SADIK
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NAAMAT launches campaign against violence among teenage couples

The campaign, launched ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
AAMAT advertisement on a bus targeting violence among teenage couples

Two children murdered by father on Moshav Yishrash to be buried in Ohio Wednesday

The children were killed hours after arriving in Israel to visit their father, who had a history of domestic violence.

JUNE 17, 2014ByBEN HARTMAN
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