US EditionIsrael Ministry Reports 82,400 Wounded Troops in Long-Term Care
The Defence Ministry's Rehabilitation Division treats 31,000 with mental injuries and plans to expand services amid a 53% budget increase to NIS 8.3 billion.
- Israel's Defence Ministry reported 82,400 troops and security personnel require long-term care, with a growing share facing psychological trauma.
- After the October 7 attacks, roughly 22,000 wounded were added with 58% facing mental injury, while the October 7, 2023 attack killed around 1,200 and left 252 captive.
- The Rehabilitation Division reported 31,000 people with mental or post-traumatic injuries and warned caseloads could reach 100,000 within four years, while its budget rose 53% to NIS 8.3 billion.
- The Customer Relations Division has expanded, supporting roughly 4,000 people via home visits, while the ministry receives about 11,500 new applications monthly and 11,500 family members receive counselling.
- A public committee led by Prof. Mor Yosef, working with the Finance Ministry, examines response expansion, while nature-based rehab now serves more than twice as many wounded and over 30,000 receive therapy.
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Over 80,000 Israeli soldiers treated for mental disorders since Gaza genocide
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Israel has seen a sharp rise in psychological disorders among soldiers since the Gaza genocide began two years ago. Israel’s Defence Ministry said around 62,000 troops were receiving treatment on the evening of October 7, 2023. That figure has since climbed to roughly 85,000. Tamar Shimoni, deputy head of the ministry’s Rehabilitation Department, told […]
Injured Israeli soldiers needing care to hit 100,000, ministry says
The ministry said it now receives about 1,500 new applications each month from wounded seeking official recognition. By Pesach Benson, TPS Israel’s Defense Ministry said Monday that the number of wounded troops and security personnel requiring long-term care has climbed to 82,400, with a rapidly growing share suffering from psychological trauma. The ministry’s Rehabilitation Division reported that 31,000 of those under its care are coping with m…
The Israeli Ministry of Defense's Rehabilitation Department announced today that approximately 22,000 Israeli soldiers have been treated since October 7, 2023.
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