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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

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Monitor group launches awareness campaign for femicide victims killed in 2024

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Times Of Israel, 30.12.2024

Shani Bachar, of Netiv Hashayara, murdered on January 9, 2024.

Annual Report 2024

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The rate of femicide in Israel increased exponentially after the terrible events of 7 October 2023.

Selected Publications

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Femicide in War and Peace
Shalva Weil, Routledge, 2023.
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Femicide in Israel, In: P R Kumaraswamy (Ed.)

Shalva Weil,

Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. 

 

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Female Geronticide: The Case of Israel

Shalva Weil, Noam S. Keshet,

Journal of Gender Studies, 2021.

 

Recent Victims

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Mia Cohen, 49, was found buried in the yard of her home in Hadera

28.04.2025

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Islam Tawil, 35, her body was found burned, with a baby still attached to her by the umbilical cord.

01.04.2025

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Sahar Abu Hajjaj, 50, was shot near her family's home in Lod

07.05.2025

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