Rape

The court also ordered Barkat Abu Issa to pay NIS 200,000 in compensation, comprising NIS 150,000 to the woman and NIS 50,000 to her son, who was two years old at the time of the attack.

He spent five days in a packed downtown courtroom, shackled in his seat as prosecutors presented graphic witness testimony and crime-scene photos.

The Tate brothers, former kickboxers who have dual US and British citizenship, have denied any wrongdoing. They are held in a federal jail in Miami as a judge weighs Britain's extradition request.

The Central District Court in Lod sentenced the defendant to 20 years and three months in prison and ordered him to pay a total of NIS 150,000 in compensation to his former wife and their daughter.

The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had previously charged the brothers with a total of 21 counts in relation to three victims, including rape and human trafficking.

The decision came after a Tel Aviv District Court ruled on Sunday that Rotter could be released to house arrest with electronic monitoring in Safed, a move the prosecution opposed.

Police launched an investigation after a woman accused two fellow MDA volunteers of drugging her drinks and raping her following a social event in Beit Shemesh.

Four Pakistani men, one of which is a relative of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, raping, and extorting two women after helping them get visas.

"Your report speaks about violence against women. Why is there no mention of Hamas?" Gritzewsky demanded from the Special Rapporteur, Reem Alsalem.

In 2025, the Syrian Feminist Lobby documented 82 abduction cases across the Syrian coast, western Hama countryside, and Homs. Some 10% were girls, while 90% were women aged 15 to 40.