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Police officers at the scene of an incident in which a fellow officer was set on fire at a gas station in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, on January 22, 2026. (Israel Police)
January 22, 2026, 11:45 am
Policeman set on fire, moderately wounded at northern gas station
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
By ToI Staff
Vital Mishayev, in an undated photo. The former police officer, diagnosed with PTSD, self-immolated in October 2025 and died the following month. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 12, 2025, 6:08 pm
Ex-cop with PTSD dies two weeks after self-immolating outside defense official’s home
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
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
The scene where a former police officer suffering from PTSD set himself on fire outside the home of a senior official from the Ministry of Defense’s Rehabilitation Department, in the community of Neve Ilan, October 31, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
October 31, 2025, 11:58 am
Ex-cop with PTSD seriously hurt after self-immolating outside top defense official’s home
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
By ToI Staff
Outside view of the Great Synagogue of Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File)
January 25, 2025, 3:18 pm
Tunisian police kill man who set himself on fire outside synagogue
No motive given for incident that occurred as congregation was holding Shabbat eve prayers; officer and bystander wounded
By AP
A man was rushed to the hospital with severe burn wounds after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston (pictured) on September 11, in protest of the Israel-Hamas war. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images via JTA)
September 17, 2024, 3:08 am
Boston man suffering from severe burns after self-immolating outside Israeli consulate
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’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
File - In this image taken from video, police are deployed outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, February 25, 2024, after an active-duty member of the US Air Force was critically injured after setting himself ablaze outside the diplomatic compound. (WJLA via AP)
February 26, 2024, 4:52 pm
US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington
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
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File - In this image taken from video, police are deployed outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, February 25, 2024, after an active-duty member of the US Air Force was critically injured after setting himself ablaze outside the diplomatic compound. (WJLA via AP)
February 26, 2024, 5:14 am
US airman sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington
Active member of Air Force in critical condition following self-immolation, livestreamed on gaming platform
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Bar Kalaf, who set himself on fire in Netanya, August 1, 2023, and died of his wounds two days later (Courtesy)
August 4, 2023, 12:24 pm
Funeral held for IDF veteran who died after self-immolating
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
By ToI Staff
Bar Kalaf, who set himself on fire in Netanya, August 1, 2023, and died of his wounds two days later (Courtesy)
August 3, 2023, 2:35 pm
IDF veteran dies two days after self-immolation due to rejection of PTSD recognition
Defense Ministry offers condolences, says 33-year-old Bar Kalaf had mental illness unrelated to military service
By Emanuel Fabian
Bar Kalaf, who set himself on fire in Netanya, August 1, 2023, and died of his wounds two days later (Courtesy)
August 1, 2023, 4:00 pm
IDF veteran seriously hurt after self-immolating in Netanya
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
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance is seen on the coast of central Israel. (Magen David Adom)
April 24, 2023, 3:49 pm
IDF veteran tries to set alight Defense Ministry rehab center
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
By Emanuel Fabian
Itzik Saidyan, an IDF veteran who self-immolated himself in protest over the army's treatment of his PTSD case, during an interview with Channel 12. (Channel 12)
July 12, 2022, 11:45 pm
IDF vet who self-immolated last year says he did it to show ‘how much I suffered’
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
By ToI Staff
First responders work at the site where a man set himself alight outside the Ashdod Municipality on May 1, 2022. (Magen David Adom)
May 1, 2022, 11:52 am
Homeless man sets himself on fire outside Ashdod municipality
Israeli about 50 years of age taken to Assuta Medical Center in serious condition with burns all over his body
By ToI Staff
IDF veteran Itzik Saidyan, who set himself alight outside a Defense Ministry office on April 12, 2021. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
April 13, 2021, 4:54 pm
Defense Ministry vows to do more for veterans after ‘shocking’ self-immolation
‘We are responsible’ for condition of Gaza veteran Itzik Saidyan, laments director-general; IDF chief visits critically injured ex-soldier
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
IDF veteran Itzik Saidyan, who set himself alight outside a Defense Ministry office on April 12, 2021. (Screenshot/Channel 12)
April 12, 2021, 9:07 pm
PTSD-afflicted IDF veteran sets himself alight, suffers serious burns
A day before annual Memorial Day eve, Itzik Saidyan, 26, self-immolates at entrance to Defense Ministry office for rehabilitation of injured former soldiers
By Judah Ari Gross
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