Femicide

Rising femicide rates in the Middle East spark calls for urgent action

The rise of femicide, particularly within Arab communities, has led to an urgent call for social, educational, and governmental interventions to tackle this tragic issue.

By CRYSTAL JONES/THE MEDIA LINE
05/06/2023

Woman shot dead in northern Israel in 16th case of femicide in 2023

Dima Bushnak's family was unhappy with her pursuing her studies and getting closer with the family who owned the butchers she worked in.

24-year-old woman shot and killed in Haifa overnight

The murder of Hanan Abu Hait comes on the heels of more than 20 other deadly incidents in the last two weeks alone.

Is Israel failing to protect its most vulnerable citizens?

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: 68 violent murders have been carried out in Israeli-Arab communities, four of them against women.

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.

Bedouin woman stabbed to death in southern Israel in 'honor killing'

Since the beginning of the year, 49 Arabs have been killed in incidents of crime and violence in Israel.

Woman found dead in Rehovot, husband arrested

Social services said that husband was not known to them for any violence toward his wife in the past.

'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.

Eight women in three months: Adisi Albana murdered in her home

The woman's partner is the key suspect in the case after he turned himself in during the night.

Jerusalem woman in serious condition, ex allegedly set her on fire

Woman's ex suspected of setting her aflame, committing suicide right after

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