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.

 Abuse (illustrative)
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

Woman in distress.

Bat Melech reports spike in domestic violence hotline calls during wartime

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


Knesset holds talk on rise of domestic violence during coronavirus crisis

"This isn't domestic violence: This is terror in the home."

Parents of Maya Vishniyak during the Labor and Welfare Committee's Domestic Violence discussion

Pregnant woman dies at Soroka Medical Center after husband beat her

The woman was brain-dead from Friday and succumbed to her injuries on Saturday night.

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba

We must prevent the murder of Israel's women from domestic violence

It is well known that the phenomenon of domestic violence cuts across the spectrum of society from rich to poor, religious to secular, Jew, Muslim and Christian.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.

Man who murdered wife suspected of hiding body for several days

Igor Chepikov was seen telling his friends that he had murdered his wife several days before reporting it to the police while visibly drunk.

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Four murdered, four cases of suicide due to domestic violence

Entering lockdown has become a sort of trap for victims of domestic abuse.

AN ACTIVIST holds a banner during a march protesting domestic violence against women, in Beirut on March 8, 2014, International Women’s Day.

57-year-old indicted for murdering wife under aggravating circumstances

Increased social distancing together with financial stress have created a hotbed for domestic violence.

Gun in a holster (Illustrative)

Barak Ben Ami named as Hod Hasharon father who stabbed infant

"I don't know what happened to me," the Ben Ami told police in an interrogation. Reports say he could not stop weeping.

Magen David Adom ambulances

Government approves NIS 20 million increase to counter domestic violence

The money allocated will fund an “action plan” already decided upon by a ministerial committee to combat domestic violence.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting, January 6, 2018

Think About It: Why the government can’t deal with violence against women

For the prime minister, this visit was apparently his first direct encounter with battered women, and he seemed genuinely shocked and even confused.

Women show their support for Tuesday's strike over violence against women, writing on their hands "state of emergency"

Head of WIZO World Organization: For women, against violence

Prof. Rivka Lazovsky calls on government to work to eradicate violence, prevent domestic murder: ‘How can we continue to live like this?’

RIVKA LAZOVSKY visits a WIZO day-care center on the first day of school