In 2013, there were 27 women killed, which was double the number killed in 2012.
In less than five months this year, however, 18 women have been murdered - 13 in the West Bank and 5 in Gaza. At this rate, the number of women killed - usually under the excuse of "family honor" - may double again this year.
Last December, the Palestinian women's affairs minister blamed Israel for Arabs killing Arab women.