Haaretz newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a military official, that 35 Israeli soldiers have committed suicide since the beginning of the war on Gaza until the end of 2024.
The source reported that the Israeli army has buried many soldiers who committed suicide since the beginning of the war without military funerals or public announcements.
Regarding the Israeli soldiers, Haaretz reported, citing a military official, that thousands of reserve soldiers in Gaza have sought treatment for mental illnesses.
It reported that the number of soldiers receiving treatment for mental illnesses since the beginning of the war exceeds 9,000, while the Israeli army is recruiting mentally ill soldiers to fight in the reserve ranks due to a shortage of soldiers.
Haaretz revealed that the Israeli army is recruiting soldiers into the reserve despite ensuring that their psychological conditions are abnormal and fighting with whatever is available. It is also recruiting soldiers suffering from trauma and mental illnesses into the reserve even while they are receiving treatment.
Haaretz quoted a military commander as saying that because soldiers refuse to fight, the Israeli army is forced to recruit people who are not in a normal psychological state.
