Protesters gathered in cities around Israel to rally against femicide and domestic violence after the Social Services Ministry announced that five women had been killed in domestic violence related incidents during the coronavirus lockdown.

Dozens gathered in Bat Yam, where a woman was murdered on Monday, along with dozens in Haifa. Additional protests are being held in Be’er Sheva, Herzliya, Holon, Jerusalem, Lod, Mateh Yehuda, Kiryat Shmona, Rishon Letzion, Rehovot, Ra’anana, and Tel Aviv.

Women carried signs in Hebrew with the slogan “We will not be silent,” along with death notices with the names of the five murder victims. The death notices included a caption reading: “The funeral will take place every day until the State of Israel takes responsibility and stops the violence”