{"id":20106,"date":"2026-02-22T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/mashreghnews_en\/69065543624459777605\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:49:00","slug":"69065543624459777605","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/mashreghnews_en\/69065543624459777605\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis in the Israeli Army: Projected 180% Surge in Mental Health Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a two-year conflict in Gaza, the Israeli regime is experiencing a significant escalation in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide rates among its military personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports from the Ministry of Defense and healthcare providers have detailed the mental health crisis within the Israeli army, coinciding with ongoing conflicts against Gaza and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>The military operations against Gaza have rapidly expanded alongside incursions into Lebanon, deploying hundreds of thousands of soldiers and reservists in some of the most intense battles in the regime&#8217;s history.Reports indicate that the Israeli military has caused the deaths of over 71,000 Palestinians and 4,400 Lebanese during these conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Since the onset of the war against Gaza in October 2023, the Israeli regime claims that more than 1,100 of its soldiers have been killed.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, cases of PTSD among Israeli soldiers have surged by 40% since 2023, highlighting the war&#8217;s profound impact on the mental health of those involved.Investigations conducted in the occupied territories reveal that the conflict has severely affected the psychological well-being of soldiers who have participated.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defense has reported a nearly 4% increase in PTSD cases among its troops since September 2023, predicting a staggering 180% rise by 2028. Of the 22,300 military personnel receiving treatment for combat-related injuries, 60% suffer from post-traumatic stress.In response, the Ministry has expanded mental health care services and increased funding, noting a 50% rise in the use of alternative therapies.<\/p>\n<p>Maccabi, a major healthcare provider in the occupied territories, reported in its 2025 annual report that 39% of military personnel under its care sought mental health support, with 26% expressing concerns about depression.A parliamentary committee revealed in October that 279 soldiers committed suicide between January 2024 and July 2025 marking a significant increase compared to previous years. The report indicated that soldiers involved in the conflict accounted for 78% of all suicide cases in the occupied territories in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli military is grappling with a dramatic rise in post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide rates among its soldiers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-palestine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}