Domestic violence

Bat Melech reports spike in domestic violence hotline calls during wartime

Shelters for religious and haredi women at full capacity as organization says security emergencies are intensifying danger inside the home.

Woman in distress.
Supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi movement brandish their weapons as they rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in the capital Sanaa on April 3, 2026.

Houthi official threw 13-year-old girl down well, killing her, after marital dispute

Magen David Adom responding to site of Hezbollah rocket shrapnel fall in the Upper Galilee, April 16, 2026.

Beersheba woman killed, eight-year-old severely injured in domestic stabbing attack

HEAD OF the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, Yanar Mohammed talks to press 24 August 2003 in Baghdad where she said that over 400 women in Iraq had been kidnapped, raped and sometimes sold since the Anglo-US occupation.

Iraqi feminist who saved thousands from honor killings slain by gunman outside home in Baghdad


Extremist antisemite in UK had bomb-making instructions, a banned dagger

Scott Mason, 36, was jailed for three years after having a banned copy of the Anarchist's Cookbook and an illegal push-dagger.

WHITE NATIONALISTS give Nazi salutes during a swastika burning in the US State of Georgia in 2018.

Annual Jerusalem SlutWalk protests violence against women

In Hebrew, the event is known as "Tza'adat Hamufkarot," with the word Mufkarot chosen for its double meaning of both "slut" and "abandoned."

 A participant at the Jerusalem SlutWalk holding a sign reading "may their memory be a revolution," June 17, 2022

Body found near Bedouin village during search for missing Israeli

The body was discovered during the eleventh day of searches conducted by police in hopes of finding Sapir Nahum, a 24-year-old Acre resident who disappeared without a trace on June 2.

 Police officers and volunteers search for Sapir Nahum, 24, who disappeared on June 2, 2022.

Johnny Depp or Amber Heard? One of the biggest celebrity trials ever

The world awaits a verdict in the widely watched train wreck trial that shone a rare spotlight on Hollywood – and even pulled Gal Gadot into the mess.

 ACTRESS AMBER HEARD listens to ex-husband Johnny Depp as a picture of an injury to his face is seen on screen, during his defamation trial against her, April 20.

Israeli woman strangled to death by ex-husband in Ashdod

The ex-husband called police to confess and turn himself in, according to reports. A suspect was arrested shortly after.

 Israel Police officer in a police car

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Johnny Depp: Amber Heard roundhouse punched me

Asked to describe the violence, Depp said Heard would "strike out."

 Johnny Depp defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, in Fairfax

Michal Sela Forum: Saving lives, preventing domestic violence with tech

"I’ve received hundreds of messages from women telling me that we’ve saved their lives."

 ‘WE UNDERSTAND all too well how fragile life is.’

Anti-domestic violence play canceled for 'violating' Islamic tradition

Jatt Mayor Khaled Jarrah argued that the show essentially calls for a rebellion against the traditional family roles and violates Islamic law.

 Abuse (illustrative)

Attempted murderer of Shira Isakov sentenced to 23 years in prison

Aviad Moshe was sentenced to 23 years in prison and to pay a compensation fee of NIS 258,000 for the attempted murder of former partner and abuse of their child.

A picture of Aviad Moshe, who allegedly tried to murder his wife Shira in Mitzpe Ramon earlier this month, appears on a billboard on Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, September 30, 2020.