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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
IDF soldier seriously wounded on training base in apparent attempted suicide
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An IDF soldier was seriously wounded in an apparent incident of attempted suicide earlier today.
The military says the paratrooper in training was found with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at a training base in southern Israel.
He was taken to a hospital and his family was notified, the IDF says.
The IDF says a Military Police investigation has been opened into the incident, the findings of which will be sent to the Military Advocate General for review.
In separate incidents yesterday and on Wednesday, two soldiers died by suspected suicide.
During the ongoing war, the military has seen a rise in suicides among soldiers.
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