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לוחמים בעזה. "יש לנו אלפי אנשים שאיבדו חברים והם באבל לא פתור"

Beyond the therapist's couch: Healing Israel's invisible wounds of war

Clinical psychologist Michal Newborn says traditional therapy is no longer enough for soldiers haunted by guilt, grief and moral injury after years of war; healing may mean leaving the clinic to visit fallen comrades' graves and meet their families

Lior Ben Ami | 10.13.26

Three years after Oct. 7, 1 in 4 Israelis report PTSD symptoms as mental health crisis deepens

Brookdale surveys of more than 3,500 Israelis found over half reported some psychological distress; ERAN logged more than 900,000 contacts in three years, while suicidality-related calls rose to 2.8% and barriers left some seeking care untreated

Shira Kadri-Ovadia | 10.07.26

‘I thought I was having a heart attack’: Nova rescuer reveals PTSD battle

Oz Davidian entered the Nova massacre zone 15 times, rescuing some 120 people; three years later, memories of the horrors he witnessed and those he could not save still haunt him as he undergoes psychiatric treatment: ‘I don’t know if I’ll ever be myself again’

Lihi Gordon | 10.05.26

Three years after Oct. 7, children’s psychiatric ER visits more than double

Clalit data shows psychiatric ER visits among children and teens rose 121%; new PTSD diagnoses among southern evacuees remain six times prewar levels, while physical health indicators also worsened

Or Hadar | 10.04.26

Nova massacre survivor gets light sentence for drug dealing, judge cites his severe PTSD

Huge amount of cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and LSD, among other things, were found in the home and car of 32-year-old Shahar Luca, who was convicted of drug offenses in the past

Maya Cohen | 09.24.26

‘I can hit my wife in my sleep’: rabbi who identified Oct. 7 victims reveals his battle with PTSD

Rabbi Menachem Perl tells ynet how identifying bodies at Shura shattered his mental health, why he eventually sought psychiatric care and why Haredi and observant soldiers need treatment settings built around their way of life

Shilo Freid, Gal Ganot | 09.17.26

Israeli court orders Palestinian Authority to pay 50 million shekels to soldiers, police officer

Jerusalem court rules landmark 2024 terror compensation law applies to security personnel as well as civilians, rejecting PA claim that soldiers and police were excluded

Lital Dubrovitsky | 09.09.26

ליאל, תהל וליהיא וסגן ה' - סמב"ציות שעברות את ה7 באוקטובר במחנה רעים

'We decided we would not be taken alive': Female IDF observers recall Oct. 7 attack on Re'im base

Oct. 7, 2023, Re'im base: Female IDF operations soldiers recount for the first time what they endured, the scars left behind and the moment they learned Col. Asaf Hamami had fallen, with his son behind them

Eti Abramov | 08.29.26

פעילות אנשי פיקוד העורף מזירות הנפילה השונות

Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens as war trauma spreads

Diagnoses are up 70% since Oct. 7, with Clalit experts warning the true mental health toll may be far higher and could worsen after the fighting ends

ynet Global | 08.17.26

American lone soldier who died by suicide after PTSD struggle to be buried in Israel

William Shakin, 25, from New York, served for months in Gaza with Golani’s 13th Battalion; the IDF says his death may be linked to his service and will help his family seek recognition

Nina Fox | 08.12.26

‘Fauda’ star had flashbacks from filming October 7 scenes: ‘Emotionally, I fell apart’

Dafi Shoshana Alpern says portraying a mother trapped with her children during the October 7 attack left her physically and emotionally overwhelmed; away from acting, she also helps run a pharmacy that sells medical cannabis

Dina Halutz | 08.08.26

'A wound you can’t see': IDF spokesperson Effi Defrin reveals his battle with PTSD

IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effi Defrin revealed he developed PTSD from his military service, describing its impact on his family and daily life: 'You feel you’re back in the tank, being shot at, while you’re in the middle of Tel Aviv'

Gal Ganot | 08.03.26

One in five Israeli students shows signs of post-trauma, study finds

After years marked by COVID, October 7 and repeated wars, more than a quarter of Israeli students report psychological distress, while substance use, violence and risky behavior are also rising, according to a nationwide study

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 07.29.26

פעילות כוחות צוות הקרב של חטיבה 401 בג'באליה

‘Like being stripped before my battalion’: Reservists battle new IDF PTSD policy

The IDF froze its original procedure for reviewing reservists with psychiatric disabilities after admitting it breached medical privacy, but affected soldiers say the revised system still exposes deeply personal information

Gal Ganot | 07.18.26

Nova survivor pleads for help: ‘I am not recovering; I am going backward’

Nearly three years after October 7, Elad Amos Hasson remains unable to work and has been taken to the hospital 21 times; he says the one month of state-funded residential care he was approved for is not enough to begin real recovery

Lihi Gordon | 07.16.26

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