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IDF Faces Surge in Wounded Soldiers, Mental Health Crisis Expected
Israel's Ministry of Defense anticipates a rise in wounded soldiers needing rehabilitation from 30,000 to 100,000 by 2028, with a significant portion suffering from psychological trauma.
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- 01Israel's Defense Ministry expects wounded soldiers needing rehabilitation to reach 100,000 by 2028.
- 02Nearly half of the 91,200 currently supported soldiers suffer from mental health issues or PTSD.
- 03The ministry has quadrupled mental health specialists and tripled rehabilitation centers.
- 04The Rehabilitation Division's budget has grown to 10 billion shekels.
- 05IDF soldiers are reportedly unhappy with political leadership's operational restrictions.
To address this, the ministry has expanded mental health staff and rehabilitation centers, and increased the division's budget to 10 billion shekels. Concurrently, soldiers express dissatisfaction with political leadership's perceived restrictions on military operations.
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