The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/self-immolation/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:16:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png self-immolation | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/self-immolation/ 32 32 Policeman set on fire, moderately wounded at northern gas station https://www.timesofisrael.com/policeman-set-on-fire-moderately-wounded-at-northern-gas-station/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:45:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3739062 Officers were responding to man threatening to commit suicide when he doused one with gasoline and lit it; 2 others lightly injured; 33-year-old suspect arrested

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]]> Ex-cop with PTSD dies two weeks after self-immolating outside defense official’s home https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-cop-with-ptsd-dies-two-weeks-after-self-immolating-outside-defense-officials-home/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:08:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3687165 Vital Mishayev, 46, was diagnosed with mild-to-moderate PTSD in 2013 but demanded recognition as fully disabled; his case shines light on servicemembers' mental health struggles

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]]> Ex-cop with PTSD seriously hurt after self-immolating outside top defense official’s home https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-cop-with-ptsd-seriously-hurt-after-self-immolating-outside-top-defense-officials-home/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:58:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3678022 Ex-policeman who was wounded in service has sought to be recognized as fully disabled by ministry's rehab department; incident a 'wake-up call' says wounded soldiers' forum

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]]> Tunisian police kill man who set himself on fire outside synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-kill-a-man-who-set-himself-on-fire-outside-a-tunisian-synagogue/ Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:18:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3467590 No motive given for incident that occurred as congregation was holding Shabbat eve prayers; officer and bystander wounded

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]]> Boston man suffering from severe burns after self-immolating outside Israeli consulate https://www.timesofisrael.com/boston-man-suffering-from-severe-burns-after-self-immolating-outside-israeli-consulate/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:08:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3377069 Matt Nelson had warned in a video uploaded to YouTube that he was going to engage in an 'extreme act of protest' due to 'the ongoing genocide in Gaza'

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]]> US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-airman-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy-in-washington/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:52:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3232793&preview=true&preview_id=3232793 Active member of Air Force succumbs to wounds from self-immolation apparently in protest of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, livestreamed on gaming platform Twitch

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]]> US airman sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-airman-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy-in-washington/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 03:14:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3232505 Active member of Air Force in critical condition following self-immolation, livestreamed on gaming platform

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]]> Funeral held for IDF veteran who died after self-immolating https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanya-burial-society-refused-to-bury-idf-veteran-who-self-immolated/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 09:24:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3065120 Ceremony for Bar Kalaf held outside Netanya after coastal city's burial society refuses to bury him; mourners include soldier whose self-immolation 2 years ago drew national focus

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]]> IDF veteran dies two days after self-immolation due to rejection of PTSD recognition https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-veteran-dies-two-days-after-self-immolation-due-to-rejection-of-ptsd-recognition/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:35:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3064555&preview=true&preview_id=3064555 Defense Ministry offers condolences, says 33-year-old Bar Kalaf had mental illness unrelated to military service

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]]> IDF veteran seriously hurt after self-immolating in Netanya https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-veteran-seriously-hurt-after-self-immolating-in-netanya/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3063208 Defense Ministry says 33-year-old's application to be recognized as suffering from PTSD was denied, he had mental illness unrelated to military service

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]]> IDF veteran tries to set alight Defense Ministry rehab center https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-veteran-tries-to-set-himself-building-alight-at-defense-ministry-rehab-center/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:49:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3001855 Ministry says 38-year-old's application to be recognized as disabled veteran was denied in 2013; he is taken to hospital in good condition

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]]> IDF vet who self-immolated last year says he did it to show ‘how much I suffered’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-vet-who-self-immolated-last-year-says-he-did-it-to-show-how-much-i-suffered/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:45:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2797160 In new documentary, Channel 12 news tracks Itzik Saidyan over 8 months of recovery, in first in-depth look at veteran who prompted a reckoning over care for wounded troops

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]]> Homeless man sets himself on fire outside Ashdod municipality https://www.timesofisrael.com/homeless-man-sets-himself-on-fire-outside-ashdod-municipality/ Sun, 01 May 2022 08:52:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2754394&preview=true&preview_id=2754394 Israeli about 50 years of age taken to Assuta Medical Center in serious condition with burns all over his body

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]]> Defense Ministry vows to do more for veterans after ‘shocking’ self-immolation https://www.timesofisrael.com/defense-ministry-vows-to-do-more-for-veterans-after-shocking-self-immolation/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:54:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2523934 'We are responsible' for condition of Gaza veteran Itzik Saidyan, laments director-general; IDF chief visits critically injured ex-soldier

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]]> PTSD-afflicted IDF veteran sets himself alight, suffers serious burns https://www.timesofisrael.com/ptsd-afflicted-idf-veteran-sets-himself-alight-suffers-serious-burns/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:07:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2523380 A day before annual Memorial Day eve, Itzik Saidyan, 26, self-immolates at entrance to Defense Ministry office for rehabilitation of injured former soldiers

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