Professor Yifat Bitton won the Israeli Society Heroes Award from The World Zionist Organization in February 2025, for leading an initiative of international importance regarding sexual violence committed during terror attacks. Bitton was also awarded The Katan Award, Women’s Spirit in June 2025, for exceptional contributions to promoting women’s rights through academic excellence and activism. Bitton is a legal academic and social activist for equality, focusing on gender and origin, and serves as president of Achva Academic College. Bitton has led a research team for the last year and a half, which published a report on Hamas’ October 7th sex and gender-based violence.