Israel Police have launched an investigation into a murder that occurred in Bat Yam following a report received regarding a 48-year-old woman who was stabbed in her home, the forces announced on Monday.
The suspect, believed to be her husband, barricaded himself on the rooftop of the building and refused to come down. After nine hours, the suspect jumped off the roof and died.
החשוד ברצח בת זוגתו בבת ים מתבצר על גג בניין - ומנהל מו"מ עם המשטרה. לא נרשמה התקדמות pic.twitter.com/YCQ3QeMvxP
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Israel Police said that they had made considerable efforts to preserve the suspect's safety. As part of the efforts, a prolonged negotiation was conducted to prevent the suspect from jumping from the roof.
The police also said that family members spoke with the man in an effort to dissuade him from carrying out the act, while special forces were prepared for a tactical operation to prevent the suicide.
The woman sustained penetrating injuries, Maariv reported. According to initial investigations, the background to the incident is a domestic dispute between partners, police stated.
The incident was first reported by the couple's 17-year-old daughter, who was in the apartment with the family dog at the time—no other family members were present, according to Walla.
One of the neighbors told Walla, "This is the first time I've heard any fighting from their apartment. There has never been shouting or disturbances before."
תיעוד החשוד ברצח בת זוגו בבת ים מתבצר על הגג@eli_zil(צילום: לפי סעיף 27א) https://t.co/mkhGJQPYQC pic.twitter.com/GhMuUthlyS
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'Without governance, no citizen is safe'
Democrats chair Yair Golan said in a Monday post on X/Twitter: "Another day and a half in Israel—six more murders. No governance, no security. From every sector and every community, no citizen is safe. This is what neglect looks like."
"This is the reality in a country where the security minister [Ben-Gvir] is a convicted felon, an avowed racist, and a Kahanist, acting entirely at the prime minister’s command. We must send this negligent government home," he concluded.
MDA paramedic Inbar Adani and senior MDA medic Doron Salimi shared that initially they "joined the police officers, who led us to the apartment. Inside, we found a woman who was unconscious, pulseless, and not breathing, with penetrating injuries to her body," Maariv noted.
"We carried out medical assessments, but her injuries were critical, and sadly, we had to pronounce her dead at the scene," confirmed the MDA personnel, Maariv wrote.