Forensic Medicine

Israel identifies remains of slain hostages Uriel Baruch, Eitan Levi, and Tamir Nimrodi

The IDF confirmed that the remains of the fourth body that were returned on Tuesday night do not belong to a hostage.

Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi, and Eitan Levi
Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, and Daniel Peretz.

Israel confirms reception of remains of Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi, Daniel Peretz

DR. ESI SHARON-SAGIE, world expert on identifying the dead by their teeth.

Facing the grisly truth: How teeth help identify the victims of Oct. 7 - opinion

 IDF soldiers recover Shiri Bibas's remains on Saturday February 22, 2025.

Forensic teams may not be able to identify hostage bodies as decay advances with time, experts warn


What happens after sexual assault? A guide to immediate care in Israel

Acute care units for survivors of sexual assault currently operate in 11 hospitals across Israel, providing comprehensive medical, emotional, and forensic care.

 The Lotus Center - acute care room at Kaplan medical center

Forensic analysis exonerates doctor in a 19th century Porto poisoning case

Modern tests find no evidence of toxins that led to the 130-year old conviction of Dr. Urbino de Freitas.

 Forensic analysis exonerates doctor in a 19th century Porto poisoning case. Illustration.

Shiri Bibas was not killed by IDF airstrike, forensic evidence confirms

“We were met with depths of evil and malice that could not be conceived," Dr. Kugel said.

 IDF soldiers recover Shiri Bibas's remains on Saturday February 22, 2025.

Shiri Bibas's remains identified after forensic analysis in Israel

Hamas transferred the remains to the Red Cross in Gaza, which were then brought to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for confirmation.

 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025

'Unspeakably evil': Kfir, Ariel Bibas were brutally murdered in Gaza captivity, not by IAF strike

Though the bodies of the two murdered young children were a DNA match, the body of their mother, Shiri, was not.

A tag is seen with images of Yarden, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas

Three out of five Abu Kabir doctors resign, institute on brink of collapse

The institute's doctors are sometimes required to work day and night, travel from their homes to external sites, and often perform dozens of surgeries a week while dealing with very difficult sights.

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

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