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Suicide deaths among IDF soldiers in 5-year low, army says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israeli military publishes a summary of soldiers who died in service during 2018, saying 43 servicemen and servicewomen died during the year compared to 55 in 2017.
The most common death cause was road accidents, accounting for 14 of the deaths. Ten succumbed to health problems and two were killed in training accidents.
Eight soldiers were killed while taking part in military operations.
Ten soldiers committed suicide in 2018, the lowest number in five years according to a senior officer in the IDF’s Manpower Directorate.
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