Hebrew media reports on the epidemic of mental health problems sweeping Israel.
The Zeman Yisrael newspaper, in a note published on its website, emphasizes that the wave of suicides in Israel could be a symbol of this.
According to the media outlet, it was about a week ago that 24-year-old Roy Wasserstein ended his life in Netanyahu, after a long period of service in the reserve forces as a field medic.
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Hebrew media reports on the epidemic of mental problems that has engulfed Israel
According to a Hebrew-language media outlet, Israel is in a post-shock phase, and the extent of mental problems in this society is such that the need for an emergency plan to treat those suffering from mental problems is very tangible.
According to the Hebrew group of the Tasnim news agency, the Zeman Yisrael newspaper emphasizes in a note published on its website that the wave of suicides in Israel could be a symbol of this.
According to the media outlet, it was about a week ago that 24-year-old Roy Wasserstein ended his life in Netanyahu, this suicide took place after a long period of service in the reserve forces as a field medic.
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Ariel Meir Taman, who had been doing body identification work for a long time during his military service, was also found dead in his home in the south (Occupied Palestine), and a week before that, Daniel Adri had also committed suicide.
These are not the only ones who have been exposed to psychological shock during their military service. It does not matter whether the soldier is a cadre or a reserve; everyone has been exposed to this shock, and a significant number of them have decided to commit suicide for this reason.
The article continues by saying that since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, there has been a significant increase in suicides among Israeli soldiers. While we witnessed 7 suicides at the end of 2023, the number of soldiers who committed suicide in 2024 was 21, and in the first 7 months of 2025, this figure has reached 17.
However, the Israeli army is still not ready to provide official and complete statistics regarding the number of its soldiers who committed suicide in 2025, although everyone speaks of the sad and worrying data that most of its victims are reservists.
The author of this report further emphasizes that after we have finished drawing out why we got caught in the situation of October 7, we must quickly seek a solution to the mental health problems of Israelis. The mental health structure in Israel must be reviewed as it is accustomed to wars and conflicts.
In another part of this article, it is emphasized that if we only want to cite data from the Israeli Ministry of Defense, in 2028, a thousand soldiers in Israel will be disabled and injured, half of whom will have mental problems.