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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 346

self-immolation

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
Medics evacuate a man who lit himself on fire in a Beersheba court on November 10, 2019 (screen capture via Twitter)
November 10, 2019, 1:15 pm
Man in serious condition after setting self on fire in Beersheba courtroom
Circumstances behind incident unclear; blaze extinguished by defense counsel and bystander
By ToI Staff
US Secret Service officers on Pennsylvania Avenue seen from inside the White House after a man reportedly set himself on fire, prompting a lockdown of the White House. April 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
April 13, 2019, 12:24 am
Man lights himself on fire outside White House, Secret Service says
Wheelchair-bound man sustains non-fatal injuries when he ignites jacket on Pennsylvania Avenue, prompting lockdown of president’s residence
By AP
Illustrative photo of police in the Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem, July 24, 2013. (Zuzana Janku/Flash90)
October 10, 2018, 12:19 pm
Homeless man who set himself on fire in Jerusalem dies of his injuries
Hospital says patient was treated for extensive burns in intensive care unit; circumstances and motive of self-immolation not clear
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of police officers at Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem, July 24, 2013 (Zuzana Janku/Flash90)
October 8, 2018, 4:27 pm
Man sets himself on fire in central Jerusalem
Police investigating circumstances and motive after attempted self-immolation, which leaves man seriously injured
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on November 1, 2017, shows a general view of buildings in downtown Gaza City and the Israeli port city of Ashkelon in the background (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX)
May 20, 2018, 12:50 pm
PA employee in Gaza sets himself on fire after salary withheld
22-year-old father of two reported to curse government as he burns himself in the street, is moderately injured
By ToI Staff
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