18/7/2025–|Last update: 13:38 (Mecca time)
Israeli Army Radio revealed that 18 Israeli soldiers committed suicide since the beginning of the year 2025, including 3 in July, compared to 9 soldiers during the first half of the year 2024.
The radio said that the data indicate a significant increase in the number of suicides in the army this year compared to previous years.
She added that she relied in these statistics on data obtained from informed and not official sources from the army itself.
The radio said that in the first half of the year 2025, 15 Israeli soldiers committed suicide in addition to 3 soldiers this month, meaning that the total since the beginning of the year is 18 soldiers.
Mental health problems
Recently, the Aran Mental Health Organization revealed that more than 6 thousand Israeli soldiers communicated with the organization, according to recent data, at a time when human losses are growing. For the occupation army In fierce battles In the Gaza Strip.
The organization stated that about 28% of the calls made by the soldiers were related to severe psychological hardship, while 20% of them related to anxiety, shock or sadness.
“Aran” added that nearly a third of the calls (32%) reflected a severe feeling of loneliness, and reached 10% of the callers about difficulties in important personal relationships.
The professional director of the organization, Dr. Sherry Daniels, explained that many soldiers had difficulty seeking support in the field of mental health.
Israel has continued with American support for genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, which left about 195,000 Palestinians between a martyr and wounded – most of them children and women – in addition to more than 10 thousand missing, as well as hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
Source: Israeli press + Anatolia Agency