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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 653

PTSD

Undated photo of Daniel Edri. (Courtesy: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 7, 2025, 11:09 am
Family demands PTSD sufferer who took his life be recognized as fallen soldier
Daniel Edri served as reservist in both the Gaza Strip and Lebanon; mother describes his descent into self-harm and suicidal thoughts, pans authorities for not saving him
By ToI Staff
IDF troops operate in northern Gaza, in a handout photo issued on May 17, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 19, 2025, 8:42 pm
Reservists being called up despite recognized mental wounds, including PTSD — report
Haaretz identifies 2 reservists with trauma diagnoses who died by suicide after being called up; report blasts ‘Kafkaesque’ lack of coordination between Defense Ministry and IDF
By ToI Staff
Participants at David's Circle in Koh Phangan, Thailand, March 2025. (Inor Kagno)
May 11, 2025, 1:47 pm
On a serene Thai island, a holistic healing center provides relief for traumatized Israelis
Survivors of the Oct. 7 massacre, discharged IDF reserves soldiers, and others gather in David’s Circle, a lush jungle sanctuary, to help each other – and themselves
By Eliyahu Freedman
Prof. Yair Bar-Haim, head of the National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience at Tel Aviv University, January 2024 (Courtesy of TAU)
May 7, 2025, 8:20 pm
Study: 12% of reserve soldiers report PTSD symptoms after Gaza combat service
‘Israel is facing a mental health emergency,’ warns Yair Bar-Haim, head of Tel Aviv University’s National Center for Trauma and Resilience, calling for long-term solutions
By Diana Bletter
Female soldiers attend the funeral for Israeli Defense Forces paramedic Sgt. Agam Naim, the first woman Israeli Defense Forces soldier killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Mishmarot, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
April 6, 2025, 6:13 pm
Experts warn of mental health crisis among IDF personnel ahead of national days
Officials highlight a sharp rise in PTSD cases and suicides since October 7 and amid the war, urging public awareness and support
By Stav Levaton
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
A woman pauses near posters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, as Israel's security cabinet convened to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war, January 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 11, 2025, 10:10 pm
State Comptroller says 3 million Israelis suffering from trauma since October 7
Englman faults Health Ministry for ‘collapsed’ health care system; Health Minister Uriel Buso set to double the scope of mental health services
By Diana Bletter
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill speaks during a press conference regarding developments of a New Year's Eve truck explosion Friday, January 3, 2025 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rio Yamat)
January 4, 2025, 8:51 am
US soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was ‘wake up call’
Decorated Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, 37, wrote letters saying he needed to ‘cleanse’ his mind of military experiences; authorities characterize event as ‘tragic case of suicide’
By Rio Yamat, TARA COPP, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Colleen Long
Family and friends attend the funeral service of Shirel Golan, survivor of the Supernova massacre, in Tel Mond, October 21, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
December 3, 2024, 9:46 am
Nova’s lingering scars: PTSD and fear of suicides spark alarm
Many of those who survived the Hamas massacre at the desert rave witnessed extreme violence by the terrorists, including rape and mutilation. Now, they are desperate for more support
By Deborah Danan
Shirel Golan in November 2023. (screen capture: Kan/YouTube)
October 21, 2024, 3:43 am
Nova festival survivor takes own life; family blames state for ignoring PTSD
Shirel Golan found dead in her home on her 22nd birthday, after developing symptoms of disorder in aftermath of attack; brother accuses authorities of failing to provide treatment
By ToI Staff
Holding hands in a circle at the K Bar L Ranch in Montana (Courtesy/Healing in Nature)
August 16, 2024, 11:07 am
Weeklong retreat in Montana ranch aims to heal IDF vets from war traumas
Israeli nonprofit formed after Oct. 7 takes combat soldiers far off the grid to a homestead where Tel Aviv and Harvard researchers offer techniques to aid reentry into normal life
By Diana Bletter
Participants at a one-day intensive PTSD prevention workshop at the Protective Partnership's 'The Villa' program in Herzliya. Protective Partnership CEO Lilach Felner is second from left. June 13, 2024. (Courtesy)
July 10, 2024, 8:37 am
Intensive one-day retreat program aims to prevent PTSD among IDF reservists
After shedding their battle gear, combat troops make their way to The Villa to learn techniques to help put the traumas of war in the past so they can function now and in the future
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Eliran Mizrahi, who took his own life on June 7, 2024, after being called back to war after suffering from two injuries and PTSD (Screenshot/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 12, 2024, 11:52 pm
IDF to recognize reservist with PTSD who took own life as a fallen soldier
Army says recognition possible because Eliran Mizrahi was on active duty when he died, after initially saying he was not; family welcomes move ‘with happiness mixed with sadness’
By Emanuel Fabian
Eliran Mizrahi, who took his own life on June 7, 2024, after being called back to war after suffering from two injuries and PTSD (Screenshot/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 10, 2024, 2:51 am
Reservist with PTSD kills himself after callup order; family pleads for military burial
IDF states Eliran Mizrahi not eligible to be buried in an army cemetery because he wasn’t on active duty at time of death; mother says he returned from Gaza war ‘a broken man’
By ToI Staff
An El Al plane after takeoff from Ben Gurion Airport. September 7, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 2, 2024, 1:21 pm
Israeli flight to Georgia forced to turn back as passenger assaults cabin crew
Man reportedly shouts he has PTSD from Gaza war where he saw ‘bodies flying,’ is restrained by other passengers; flight attendant injured, requires medical treatment
By ToI Staff
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