The Israel Observatory
on Femicide (IOF)
The Israel Observatory on Femicide (IOF) monitors the murder of women in Israel because of their gender. It collects quantitative and qualitative data in order to eradicate the phenomenon.
IOF News
Monitor group launches awareness campaign for femicide victims killed in 2024
Times Of Israel, 30.12.2024
Shani Bachar, of Netiv Hashayara, murdered on January 9, 2024.
Article on Metricide (murder of mothers) in Israel in 2025
An article published by the Israeli Observatory on Femicide discussing the phenomenan of mothers being murdered
Selected Publications
Femicide in Israel, In: P R Kumaraswamy (Ed.)
Shalva Weil,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Female Geronticide: The Case of Israel
Shalva Weil, Noam S. Keshet,
Journal of Gender Studies, 2021.
Recent Victims
Anan Bakar Jasmawi, 46, was burned to death by her ex-husband in Harish.
29.11.2025
Shirley Yehuda, 35, was murdered by Oren Danan, a convicted pedophile.
12.10.2025
Tahlil Amar, 30, was murdered by gunfire in Kfar Qasim.
13.11.2025