IDF Unit Tasked With Identifying Oct. 7 Victims Suffers Long-Term Trauma
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
An Israeli military unit tasked with identifying bodies of terrorists killed on October 7 is experiencing long-term psychological trauma, with soldiers struggling to recover years later.
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- IDF unit identified bodies of terrorists killed on Oct. 7.
- Soldiers worked alongside the dead for weeks.
- Unit members are suffering long-term psychological trauma.
- Some soldiers ended up in closed wards.
A unit of soldiers was assigned the difficult task of identifying bodies of terrorists killed on October 7, and distinguishing between them and Israeli soldiers and civilians. For weeks, these soldiers lived and worked alongside the dead, sleeping near them, smelling them, and eating in their vicinity. Three years after the events, the soldiers who performed this identification mission are reportedly struggling to recover and return to normal life, with some ending up in closed wards, indicating severe psychological distress.
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