In a case that has sent shockwaves throughout Israel, a man has been indicted for killing his partner while she was in labor, then set her body on fire.

?West Bank Palestinian man is to be charged with the murder of an Israeli woman, whom he allegedly killed as she was giving birth to their baby,? The Times of Israel quoted the Israel Police as saying yesterday, Monday, May 19, 2025.

It said that the Kan public broadcaster has identified the victim as Islam Tawil, 24, a resident of East Jerusalem.

?After her partner killed her, he burned her body, which was found with a newborn boy still attached to her via the umbilical cord, police said. The 35-year-old suspect, a resident of the West Bank village of A-Ram just outside Jerusalem, also later sold her car,? according to The Times of Israel.

The paper quoted Israel Police as saying that an investigation was opened after the Palestinian Authority notified Israeli authorities on April 1 that the burned body of the victim was found in the village.

?The investigation, some of which was conducted undercover, lasted several weeks, during which dozens of suspects were detained, until eventually the woman?s partner and father of their child was arrested,? the report said.

It added that prosecutors on Sunday announced that they intend to file charges for aggravated murder against the suspect. The indictment is expected in the coming days.

?According to the anti-violence group the Abraham Initiatives, since the beginning of the year, 93 members of Israel?s Arab community have died in violent circumstances. Of those, five were women,? The Times of Israel said.

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