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At least six Israeli soldiers have taken their own lives in recent
months, the Israeli daily, Yedioth Ahronoth, revealed on Friday,
citing severe psychological distress caused by prolonged wars in the
Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon as the primary cause, Anadolu Agency
reports.

The investigation suggests that the actual number of suicides may be
higher, as the Israeli military has yet to release official figures,
despite a promise to disclose them by the end of the year.

The report highlights a broader mental health crisis within the
Israeli army. Thousands of soldiers have sought help from military
mental health clinics or field psychologists, with approximately a
third of those affected showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD).

According to the investigation, the number of soldiers suffering
psychological trauma may exceed those with physical injuries from the
war.

The daily cites experts as saying the full extent of this mental
health crisis will become clear once military operations are completed
and troops return to normal life.

In March, Lucian Tatsa-Laur, head of the Israeli militaryÆs mental
health department, told Haaretz that approximately 1,700 soldiers had
received psychological treatment.

Multiple reports have since emerged indicating that thousands of
troops are suffering from mental health issues owing to extended
deployments in Gaza and southern Lebanon.

Regional tension has escalated due to IsraelÆs brutal offensive on the
Gaza Strip, which has killed over 44,000 people, mostly women and
children, since a Hamas attack last year.

The second year of the genocide in Gaza has drawn growing
international condemnation, with figures and institutions labelling
the attacks and blocking of aid deliveries as a deliberate attempt to
destroy a population.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of
Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.

In a landmark move, the International Criminal Court on Thursday
announced it had issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister,
Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, over
war crimes in Palestinian Territories, including Gaza.

The conflict has spread to Lebanon, with Israel launching deadly
strikes across the country in an escalation from a year of
cross-border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah since the start of
the Gaza war.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241122-6-israeli-soldiers-commit-suicide-thousands-more-get-mental-health-treatment-report/


Netanyahu is now facing the same issue Heydrich faced in 1941. He
needs his death squads to find a 'cleaner' way to kill or his men will
suffer PTSD

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