Domestic violence in Israel

Bnei Brak man charged with smashing wine bottle into wife’s face, breaking two of her teeth

Prosecutors say the 51-year-old has also slapped his wife, pulled her hair, thrown a plate at her, and used a kitchen knife against her hands.

The knife used during the alleged threatening in Bnei Brak.
US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) and US Rep. Haley Stevens participate in a televised US Senate debate moderated by Roop Raj from Fox 2 at Fox 2 Studios in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., July 27, 2026.

IDF ends Hebron operation as Michigan Senate race erupts over Israel

ZAKA volunteers arrive at the scene of the alleged murder in Petah Tikva on November 1, 2026.

Israeli man allegedly brutally murders wife with an ax in front of their four children

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

'I've never been violent': Singer Ofek Adanek revealed as suspect in domestic abuse case


Rising stress of war: 78% reported in boys and 69% in girls, concerning report shows

The education system wasn't prepared for a state of emergency in terms of security. Until October 7, 26% of schools didn't have the proper protection, and 15% had no protection at all.

 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 14, 2023.

IOF releases report on violence against Israeli women in 2023

A third of all femicide cases in Israel in 2023 occurred after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Man attempts to run over his wife, police indictment filed

Footage from the incident shows the 45-year-old man from Abu Tor arriving at his son's kindergarten, noticing his wife, and attempting to run her over. 

Police vehicles

Arab women more in danger of domestic abuse in Israel than Jews

The study found that Arab women were significantly less likely to approach friends and family for help than Jewish women were.

 Woman in shadows (illustrative).

Israel Police arrest abusive partner after woman calls in to 'order pizza'

After conducting a screening of the situation, the dispatcher quickly realized that this woman was trying to get help from the police in a domestic violence situation.

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.

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.

Giora Praff Perry, suspected of murdering his wife, Esti Ahronovitz

Murders in Arab sector a 'national plague', Herzog says

"This is civil terror – yes, civil terror – that is threatening us all, and we all must come together against it immediately," President Herzog said.

 Aftermath of a shooting incident near Gan Ner, May 6, 2023.

Woman and two infant sons murdered in Taiba, husband arrested

The victim's husband, Mohammed Massaroa, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and children.

 Israel Police on the scene of the murder of a woman and her two infant children in Taiba.

'Dont Passover us': Four arrested as Israeli women's group begins graffiti campaign

This activity was designed to evoke the dramatic moment in the Passover story at the conclusion of the Ten Plagues, the death of the first-born.

 "Do not pass over us" is written in red by LOTEM anti-gender-violence activists.

Ben-Gvir has shown that the safety of Israeli women isn't a priority - opinion

The Israeli government rejected a bill recently that would have allowed the courts to order the use of electronic tags to monitor abusers of domestic violence.

 MK Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a press conference ahead of the upcoming elections, in Jerusalem, July 11, 2022.