Domestic violence in Israel

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.

Woman in distress.
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

A WIZO report points at rising teen dating violence. (Ilustration)

WIZO warns in annual report of rising teen dating violence, nat’l data breakdown

 Names of women murdered by their husbands hang on billboards in Jerusalem on June 16, 2020, as part of protest actions to raise awareness of violence against women.

Femicide in Israel on the rise, particularly among Jewish-Israeli women


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.

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