Israel Reports Over 1,300 Fallen Soldiers and 7,000 Bereaved Family Members Since October 7
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- 1,318 Israeli security and emergency personnel have died since October 7.
- Over 7,150 additional family members have joined the bereaved since the war began.
- The Ministry of Defense has expanded support for bereaved families.
- The fallen include soldiers, police, Shin Bet, firefighters, and emergency teams.
Israel's Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that 1,318 members of its security and emergency forces have been killed since the start of the "War of Return" on October 7, 2023. This figure includes soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), police officers, Shin Bet agents, prison service personnel, firefighters, local security officers (Rabbashats), and members of civilian emergency response teams who fought in Gaza, southern and northern Israel, Lebanon, and the West Bank.
Since the war began, over 7,150 additional family members have joined the ranks of the bereaved. This includes 880 orphans and over 3,700 siblings who have lost a family member. The Ministry of Defense's Families, Commemoration, and Heritage Administration is the governmental body responsible for commemorating fallen soldiers and supporting bereaved families.
The total number of fallen includes 1,153 IDF casualties, of whom 43 were from emergency response teams. Additionally, 116 police officers, 9 Shin Bet agents, 5 firefighters, 11 prison service personnel, and 24 disabled individuals who died due to war-related disabilities were killed.
In response to the "War of Return," the Families, Commemoration, and Heritage Administration has expanded its services and benefits for bereaved families. This includes establishing a unit to support the families of hostages and missing persons, providing emotional and financial support, recognizing emergency response team members as fallen soldiers, and extending benefits to fiancées. The administration has also recruited social workers and hundreds of additional emotional therapists to provide professional and sensitive care to the thousands of new bereaved individuals, including young parents, orphans, siblings, fiancées, and life partners.
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