Posted on 12/21/2025 1:17:39 AM PST by Morgana
An Israeli soldier killed himself in a military base in northern Israel, taking the suicide-related death toll to 61 since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023, local media said.
According to the Haaretz newspaper, a soldier serving compulsory military service sustained critical injuries after shooting himself inside a base and was pronounced dead Tuesday evening in a hospital.
A military statement earlier said that a soldier was seriously injured in a shooting at a military base in northern Israel and was taken to the hospital, where he later died, noting that the military police had opened an investigation into the incident.
A total of 279 Israeli soldiers have attempted to commit suicide from the beginning of 2024 until July 2025, amounting to roughly one completed suicide for every seven attempts, according to a report by the Knesset Research and Information Center.
The Israeli army earlier confirmed that 48 soldiers had taken their own lives during military service since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023.
At least 13 soldiers also died of suicide outside military service due to psychological problems, including six since the beginning of this year; raising the total number of suicides since the start of the war to 61, Haaretz said.
Twenty Israeli soldiers died by suicide in 2024, and 16 others since the beginning of this year until July, Haaretz reported, noting that since then at least four additional soldiers have taken their own lives.
In October, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir acknowledged a worsening mental health crisis within the army, saying thousands of soldiers were receiving psychological treatment. He urged commanders to stay alert, detect mental health problems within their units, and ensure that soldiers seek immediate treatment.
Nearly 10,000 Israeli soldiers out of 19,000 injured in Gaza are suffering from psychological disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder and are being treated at the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department, according to a previous report by the public broadcaster KAN published in late July.
Israel has killed nearly 70,700 victims, mostly women and children, and injured more than 171,000 in Gaza since October 2023 and reduced the enclave to rubble.
I remember reading last year that 50 survivors of the Hamas rape/genocide of October 7 had committed suicide. Are there any updated numbers of these unfortunate people? Is there help available for these victims of Muslim aggresion?
BS being shopped by BS artist.
this is all based on lies from Haaretz, an Israeli media outlet so hard leftist that it makes the NY Times look like Breitbart ...
Either ten thousand IDF members checked themselves out, or they didn't; this would presumably be easy for anyone to fact-check.
Yes, and Netanyahu appears to be ready to lobby POTUS for more war with Iran.
I hope he does not do that. It would damage MAGA greatly.
Anadolu Agency is a state-run news agency headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.
This article is suspect due to the source.
All the pressure they were under to keep civilian casualties to a minimum, the door to door searches for palestinian terrorists, likely being under fire so much, the complete destruction they were exposed to just can't be "unseen" and forgotten.
May Almighty God hold all who serve/served near his heart, bless and comfort them and give them and their families peace.
“May Almighty God hold all who serve/served near his heart, bless and comfort them and give them and their families peace. “
It took 27 comments for someone to get it!
By the time I’ve posted this another one has probably committed suicide yet all they want to do is argue facts. Life has been so cheapen by abortion that no one even cares for the living.
Jesus help us and come back soon.
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Not only have nearly 1,200 IDF soldiers died in combat (not counting suicides) but over 40 percent were *UNDER AGE 21.* This according to the Israeli Defense Ministry official numbers.
Have you people no compassion for the mothers and families of these young boys (and some girls?)
There are also articles about the menstrual cycles of Israeli women stopping outright due to all the collective stress of war - with women in the forces taking pills to postpone their periods indefinitely.
It’s easy to cheer on and warmonger away from the sidelines when these numbers are just faceless stats, and it’s not YOUR children dying. This is NOT a video game. Sad to even have to remind people that…
The citizens of Israel wanted the peace deal more than any politician did. And that’s why every mention of Netanyahu during Steve Witckoff or Jared Kushner speeches at Hostages Square was BOOED vociferously, while Trump was cheered.
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Israeli Defense Ministry: 1,152 soldiers fallen since October 7, over 40% were under age 21… adding that more than 6,500 family members have joined Israel’s circle of bereavement.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-869566
As war rages, Israeli women complain about menstrual irregularities
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-772444
Not sure why you included me in the above statement. My post #27 certainly wasn't compassionless.
Would appreciate a retraction of my name from your statement.
Apparently CondolezzaProtege thinks I'm a heartless bastard though.
Go figure.
no no not referring to you. i know you share the sentiment. sent it to everyone including Morgana whose pro-life consistency I so appreciate. 🙏
I don't "know" you as I do so many others here on FR, so I didn't know your intent.
Appreciate your comment.
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