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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

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Cpl. Niv Lubaton. (Courtesy)
June 13, 2023, 11:55 am
Military Police handlers get community service after informant died by suicide
Staff Sgt. ‘Aleph’ and Staff Sgt. ‘Gimmel’ were accused of failing to report condition of Cpl. Niv Lubaton to superiors after recruiting him in 2019
By Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers carry the coffin of Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch, killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank, at a military cemetery in Gedera, October 12, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 3, 2023, 6:38 pm
Rise in suicides and in deaths overall among IDF soldiers in 2022, says military
Army data shows at least 14 soldiers took their own lives over past year; six killed in car crashes and three in combat
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi attends a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, on February 13, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 14, 2022, 9:35 pm
Court rules Military Police officer wrongly ousted, rejecting IDF chief’s appeal
In a rare decision, commander to stay in post despite being dismissed by Kohavi after soldier informant died by suicide
By Emanuel Fabian
The flag of Iran waves in front of the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, Austria, on May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, File)
January 13, 2022, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 13 – Who are the Israelis spying for Iran?
Military correspondent Judah Ari Gross talks about Shin Bet arrests and IDF suicides; Ops & Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag looks at Haredi abuse victims and kosher reforms
By ToI Staff
Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Omer Tabib, 21, in Elyakim in northern Israel, on May 13, 2021. Tabib was killed when Palestinian terrorists in Gaza fired an anti-tank missile near the border. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
January 11, 2022, 4:30 pm
IDF reports 31 fatalities in 2021, a slight increase; suicide still leading cause
Military figures show at least 11 soldiers took their own lives, 10 killed in car crashes and one in combat
By Judah Ari Gross
Itzik Chen (Courtesy)
December 6, 2021, 11:33 am
Wounded IDF veteran dies by suicide; family says ministry refused to recognize PTSD
Sister of Itzik Chen, 48, says he was denied the care he needed after he was ‘scarred’ by military service; Defense Ministry says he suffered from other mental health issues
By ToI Staff
Pvt. Abeba Darsakh (Courtesy)
October 13, 2021, 10:43 am
IDF soldier dies after jumping out of moving car on highway
19-year-old Pvt. Abeba Darsakh, a new Golani recruit, apparently didn’t fit in well in the army, had fled his base
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Heavy traffic on Route 6, near Nitzanei Oz, Dec 23, 2019.(Gili Yaari/Flash90)
October 11, 2021, 8:35 pm
IDF soldier critically hurt after falling out of moving car on highway
Police to investigate circumstances of 19-year-old’s fall out of taxi on Route 6; report claims he may have attempted suicide
By Emanuel Fabian
Family, friends and Israeli soldiers attend the funeral of Cpl. Lihu Ben-Bassa who was killed in a plane crash in southern Israel, in the military cemetery in Rishon Lezion on November 25, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 3, 2021, 4:54 pm
Suicides down in IDF in 2020, but remain leading cause of death for troops
28 soldiers died over the past year — the second lowest number in Israel’s history — but only one in an attack
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi speaks at a conference in memory of former IDF chief of staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya on December 25, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 25, 2020, 4:52 pm
Officer fired, 4 others censured after soldier informant dies by suicide
After probe, IDF chief chides Military Police investigators for their source recruitment methods, reprimands soldier’s commanders for failing to locate him after he went missing
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli soldiers salute by the fresh grave of Zachary Baumel, who went missing at the Battle of Sultan Yacoub in 1982, during his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military cemetery in Jerusalem on April 4, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 22, 2020, 11:33 am
IDF: 2019 soldier fatality rate the lowest ever
27 troops designated as ‘killed-in-action,’ compared to 43 last year; number includes Zachary Baumel, who was killed in ’82 but hitherto officially deemed missing
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF soldier Eli Ashkenazi (Courtesy)
October 28, 2019, 4:45 pm
Missing IDF soldier found dead in Kfar Saba
Army investigating death of 20-year-old Eli Ashkenazi, whose body was found near city’s train station; police said to rule out foul play
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. An Israeli military police officer, right, speaks with an imprisoned Israeli soldier at Prison Four, Israel's largest military prison, at the Tzrifin military base in central Israel on April 26, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 23, 2019, 4:02 pm
After informant’s death, IDF to probe military police’s recruitment methods
Investigatory committee formed in response to soldier’s apparent suicide earlier this year, for which two former police officers were indicted
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: One of five Netzah Yehuda soldiers convicted of beating two Palestinian detainees arrives for a court hearing at the Jaffa Military Court, on January 10, 2019. (Flash90)
September 12, 2019, 12:07 pm
Ex-military policemen charged after their informant apparently commits suicide
In highly unusual case, officers accused of failing to inform their commanders that their source, a Givati Brigade soldier, was showing significant signs of mental distress
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF soldier Michaela Levit, 19, whose body was found on her army base in central Israel on May 15, 2019, in a photograph posted to her social media on October 14, 2018. (Instagram)
May 19, 2019, 6:43 pm
Family searching for answers after US-born IDF lone soldier dies by suicide
Michaela ‘Mika’ Levit, 19, was found dead outside her base last week, having left a note to her family describing recent ‘hardships,’ her cousin says
By Judah Ari Gross
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