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A wounded Israeli soldier from the south arrives at Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, October 7, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 4:28 pm
Committee presents proposed rehab overhaul as war-wounded strain system
Citing unprecedented surge in injured soldiers since October 7, panel recommends NIS 2 billion annual budget increase and expansion of rehabilitation services
By Stav Levaton
The offices of the Interior Ministry in Jerusalem, November 23, 2011. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 29, 2026, 9:45 am
After years in limbo, court lets Syrian convert live in Israel with husband, a disabled vet
Interior Ministry had repeatedly denied couple’s efforts to build a home in the country, despite woman’s conversion to Judaism and severing of ties to Syria
By Sue Surkes
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
Wounded IDF soldiers arrive for the funeral of a comrade at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
October 21, 2025, 8:17 pm
Knesset passes law doubling funds for organizations working with disabled soldiers
Legislation mandates an annual budget of at least NIS 10 million ($3 million) for groups working for the benefit of disabled vets and victims of hostilities
By Sam Sokol
Wounded Israeli soldiers arrive at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, October 7, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/ Flash90)
March 25, 2025, 8:56 pm
Israel hosts first-ever International Rehabilitation Conference in wake of Oct. 7
With war casualties on the rise, foreign experts explore innovative strategies to improve recovery processes
By Stav Levaton
Maayan Gabai, right, and Dr. Pieter Jan Van-Balen reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on January 28, 2025. (Courtesy)
February 28, 2025, 4:15 pm
The sky is no limit: Reserve soldier with cerebral palsy summits Mt. Kilimanjaro
Walking with crutches through the ice and snow, Maayan Gabai ascends Africa’s tallest mountain with a group of 30 Israelis, helps raise NIS 1 million for Shalva, a non-profit for people with disabilities
By Diana Bletter
Miri Berger, left, and Aryeh Katz, right, co-founders of 6Degrees, donate their MyMove, virtual reality game, to Tamir, a soldier recently wounded in fighting in the Gaza Strip at Sheba Medical Center on August 28, 2024. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
September 26, 2024, 8:29 am
Israeli virtual reality game helps dozens of new war amputees reduce phantom pain
Start-up 6Degrees says their immersive approach cuts phantom pain faster than current treatments; amputees do physical therapy on their own in an over-stressed healthcare system
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A Israeli soldier wounded during fighting in Gaza works with a physiotherapist at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
August 23, 2024, 11:07 am
From Gaza to LA: Can Paralympics dream help wounded soldiers get back their fighting spirit?
Aiming to provide motivation and spirit to soldiers facing grueling rehab, sporting officials are already looking at those injured in current fighting as 2028 Paralympic hopefuls
By Amy Spiro
IDF veterans do warm-up exercise as part of wheelchair basketball training at Beit Halochem in Tel Aviv, 2024. (Mark Nomdar)
March 2, 2024, 9:17 am
Wounded IDF veterans find a home in Israel’s state-of-the-art rehabilitation centers
The Zahal Disabled Veteran Organization’s Beit Halochem centers expect to welcome a large portion of the projected 20,000 permanently disabled soldiers from the war this year
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The Israeli team at Ben Gurion Airport on September 7, 2023 as they prepare to depart for the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Courtesy of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization)
September 9, 2023, 6:21 pm
Finally invited to multi-sport Invictus Games, Israel sends team of 20 to Dusseldorf
Injured IDF veterans with no prior international competition experience say they are proud to represent country in swimming, cycling, table tennis, archery, and indoor rowing
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The Defense Ministry is seen along with other buildings in Tel Aviv, August 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 12, 2023, 11:28 pm
After two vets die by suicide, Defense Ministry forms new team to probe procedures
Ministry says experts will look into cases of Bar Kalaf and Or Donio, and formulate work plans to improve treatment of veterans suffering mental illness
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
Two Ukrainian soldiers who were injured in the war in Ukraine arrive at Sheba medical center, September 26, 2022. (Sheba Medical Center via Twitter; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 26, 2022, 11:31 pm
First severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers arrive in Israel for medical treatment
A total of 20 service members will be treated at Sheba Medical Center as part of Israel-Ukraine agreement
By ToI Staff
Britain's Prince Harry congratulates a member of the United States wheelchair basketball team after winning the gold medal in the finals during day eight of the Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia, October 27, 2018. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
June 15, 2022, 2:37 am
After being excluded, wounded IDF vets to compete at Invictus Games for first time
After years of being kept out of the British-led competition, Israel invited to take part in the 2023 games in Dusseldorf
By Judah Ari Gross
Swimmers dive into a pool during a meet as part of the British-Israeli Veterans Games in Tel Aviv on May 30, 2022. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
June 4, 2022, 9:36 am
British and Israeli veterans square off in fierce but friendly sports competition
Games held for second time at Tel Aviv’s Beit Halochem center for wounded veterans; 65 UK participants and their families tour the country as part of the week-long event
By Judah Ari Gross
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