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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
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

Femicide cases include murders committed by partners or family members, so-called “honor killings,” and matricide, while excluding deaths resulting from terrorism, accidents, or negligence.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
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

On November 10, prosecutors claimed that Mahamid ambushed A. while she drove home from her work in Harish. He allegedly doused his ex-wife and her car in gasoline before setting it alight.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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

The alleged killer's sons told police their father would beat and torture the wife in front of them.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Holon, Rahat stabbings highlight Israeli femicide uptick

Cases of femicide, the killing of a woman because she is a woman, have increased since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

AUGUST 27, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
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.

Woman in her 30s shot dead in Haifa at a night club

The police have already arrested several suspects involved in the incident, and they will have to attend a hearing to extend their detention.

MARCH 9, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police investigate the scene of a murder of a 24-year-old woman in Haifa on May 8, 2023.

Femicide and the effects of the Israel-Hamas war - opinion

In the wake of recent events, including the ongoing conflict and its aftermath, femicide in Israel has become a pressing concern.

JANUARY 11, 2024BySHALVA WEIL
MK PNINA Tamano Shata and German Bundestag President Barbel Bas attend a special Knesset committee meeting in November, titled: ‘Crimes against humanity committed by Hamas against women in the events of October 7.’

Femicide and Hamas: The new war has women at the center of slaughter - opinion

Hamas's treatment of Israeli women in its massacre is horrific. They took delight in raping some of the women, as part of their war effort. They butchered women in front of their children.

OCTOBER 17, 2023BySHALVA WEIL
MINISTER FOR the Advancement of the Status of Women May Golan sits with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset plenum.

A surge in femicide cases in Egypt raises alarm

Egyptian women’s rights activist to TML: “Recently, any woman’s refusal to comply could result in her murder.”

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023

The shofar’s call to remember Mahsa Amini - opinion

The call of the shofar is a demand not to accept a broken world and a warning not to look the other way when people need us. 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023BySHEILA KATZ
AN IRANIAN fan holds a jersey in memory of Mahsa Amini, inside the stadium before a World Cup soccer match between Iran and Wales, in Qatar, last November.

The argument for retributive justice in cases of femicide in Turkey - study

A new study sought to understand public perceptions on retributive justice in cases of lethal violence against women.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
People take part in a protest marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, after allegations that a lack of prompt action by authorities led to a case of femicide, in Valletta, Malta November 25, 2022.

Israeli man indicted for hiring hitman to ‘honor kill’ lesbian sister

Sarit, an 18-year-old girl from the Druze town of Kisra-Sumei, was threatened for years before her murder due to her sexual orientation. 

AUGUST 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A social media photo of Sarit Ahmad, who was killed at the age of 18.

Bosnian bodybuilder streams wife's murder on Instagram live

More than 12,000 people are believed to have tuned in to watch the live stream.

AUGUST 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Murderer, holding a knife, face to face with a terrified woman in a basement (illustrative).

Giora Perry convicted of wife's murder after four years

Perry, now nearly 70, was apprehended by police in 2019 after his car flipped over several hours after his wife’s body was discovered.

JULY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Giora Praff Perry, suspected of murdering his wife, Esti Ahronovitz