PNN – The newspaper stated that the war has led to an increase in depression, anxiety, addiction, and severe mental disorders, and that treatment centers are facing a new wave of clients.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network; Haaretz reported on the extensive psychological consequences of the war on the Israeli interior, stating that millions of its residents have suffered from severe psychological problems at a pathological level.
According to the report, the long war and the resulting insecurity have created a wave of mental disorders among Israelis, with one in five Israelis showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Haaretz described the statistics as “alarming and unprecedented,” writing that seven percent of Zionists now suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, a figure that mental health experts say has increased significantly compared to before the war.
Haaretz continued its report by emphasizing that in addition to these mental disorders, there has been a sharp increase in depression, anxiety, and addiction among Israelis and that medical center have been faced with a wave of clients who require urgent psychiatric and psychotherapy treatment.
According to the newspaper, mental health experts in Israel have warned that the continuation of this trend could have long-term social and economic consequences, including reduced productivity, increased domestic violence, disruption of the functioning of the military and security forces, and aggravation of social crises.
Haaretz concluded its report by emphasizing that the war has not only strained Israel’s security and political structures, but has also left the regime with a deep mental health crisis, a crisis that experts say will continue for years even after the war ends.
Haaretz’s admission of the worsening psychological crisis in the occupied territories comes at a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political decisions to protect his personal interests have placed Israel in an unprecedented state of military and social crisis. The Ma’ariv newspaper wrote in this regard: Israelis are tired of the “inconclusive” war, and public trust is collapsing, even among Netanyahu’s supporters; especially considering the failure to fulfill promises such as “winning the war” or “disarming the resistance groups.”
This is while Netanyahu, considering the domestic political situation on the eve of the 2026 Knesset (Israeli parliament) elections, is trying to keep the flame of war burning; an action that will set Israel back decades and place the domestic space in a tense and unstable situation.