Forensic Medicine

Body discovered in Jerusalem warehouse identified as radio producer missing for two decades

Abramov had been missing since 2008, and no leads on her whereabouts were found for nearly two decades, despite investigators' assessments that she may have been in the Old City area.

Police car at night
VIEW OF Sidna Ali Beach in Herzliya, February 21, 2026.

Israel Police investigating after human remains found in ocean off coast of Herzliya

BONES FOUND with a missing Finnish tourist's passport next to them.

Police confirm remains found in Jerusalem woods belong to Finnish tourist

BONES FOUND with a missing Finnish tourist's passport next to them.

Human remains found by children in Jerusalem woods may solve year-long mystery of missing tourist


Meet the forensic dentist identifying Israel's dead through their teeth

The job of a forensic dentist is never easy, she says. It requires respectful dedication to the dead and their living relatives.

 DR. ESI SHARON- SAGIE: ‘We in Shura keep in mind that we’re doing ‘hessed shel emet.’

How forensic anthropology helps identify victims of the October 7 massacre

Gradually, the staggering scope of the tragedy unfolded, and the Forensic Institute staff realized that the task of identifying the vast number of bodies couldn't be accommodated at Abu Kabir.

View of a sign at the entrance to Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine