Between 2023 and 2024, 38 soldiers died from suicide-related causes, 28 of them after the start of the siege of the Gaza Strip. This shows an increase compared to the 14 reported suicides in 2022 and 11 in 2021.
The Israeli army reported on Thursday that a report had been filed since October 7, 2023 28 suspected suicides under investigation, which represents an increase compared to previous statistics.
According to the Army’s own data, between 2023 and 2024, 38 soldiers have died from causes related to suicide, 28 of them after the start of the siege of the Gaza Strip.
This shows an increase compared to 14 suicides reported in 2022, and 11 in 2021, according to previous reports from the military body.
The report also points out that, amid the worsening conflict in the Middle East and the various fronts opened by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the number of soldiers killed has increased between 2023 and 2024. the highest in decades.
According to the report 891 soldiers died in regular, permanent and reserve service, and 5,569 were injured as of October 2023.
By 2024, 363 soldiers died compared to those in regular, permanent and reserve duty 558 deaths of 2023, of which 329 They fell during the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7.
The siege of the Gaza Strip is the longest of any siege Israel has ever waged, forcing the Zionist state to call up the Gaza Strip. more than 300,000 reservists to the ranks.
On the Palestinian side, the number of victims has been infinitely greater since October 2023 approximately 45,553 people Israeli attacks have killed only in Gaza, the vast majority civilians and beyond 70% of them are women and childrenMore than 108,379 people have been injured, according to Thursday figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Source: EITB
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