PNN – The Israeli Ministry of War has released updated figures regarding the regime’s casualties since the onset of the genocidal war against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023; however, these figures do not include casualties resulting from the conflict with Iran.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network citing Israel’s Channel 12, the ministry announced that the total number of Israeli military and security personnel killed since the start of the Gaza genocide has reached 1,318.
The report notes that the figures are not limited to army troops but also encompass personnel and members from various Israeli security agencies.
Israel’s Channel 12 reported that 1,153 of the reported casualties were members of the regime’s military forces.
According to the published report, this figure encompasses all the wars the Israeli regime has waged in Gaza, southern Lebanon, and the West Bank since that date. Notably, however, no figures regarding Israeli wounded on these fronts have been released.
Furthermore, the Ministry of War refrained from releasing casualty figures related to the two wars of aggression against Iran.
However, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported last month that the total number of wounded soldiers and officers from the Zionist regime’s military across all its wars has reached approximately 9,000.
According to Yedioth Ahronoth, this figure encompasses all conflicts in which the Israeli regime has participated since that time, including wars against Lebanon and Iran. Notably, however, the regime’s casualty figures are subject to military censorship policies, leaving the actual numbers shrouded in ambiguity.
In this context, Avi Shina—the head of the Israeli military’s medical services who recently stepped down after 22 years of service—emphasized in an interview with the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper that the statistics provided do not present a complete picture of the situation regarding the regime’s wounded military personnel.
Noting the high number of casualties at the onset of the war, he stated that the Israeli military had never before faced such a situation, and that the injuries sustained by the troops mark the beginning of a long journey of treatment and rehabilitation.
Shina, who previously held responsibilities within the medical divisions of various Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units and commands, stated that even her years of service experience were insufficient to ensure full preparedness for the situation that emerged after October 7, 2023.
Noting the psychological state of wounded soldiers, she added that the most difficult phase for many of them begins after their discharge from the hospital—a time when the direct support provided during their inpatient care diminishes, and the individual must grapple with the physical and psychological consequences of their war injuries.