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Assisted-suicide pioneer ends his life through the procedure at his own clinic

Human rights lawyer Ludwig Minelli, who founded Switzerland’s Dignitas group, died by assisted suicide at one of its clinics days before his 93rd birthday; Dignitas hailed him as a 'pioneer and fighter' and vowed to carry on his mission

Oren Reis | 11.30.25

Witness in major labor union corruption probe dies by suicide after giving testimony

Man who gave open testimony in corruption probe and oversaw construction at Histadrut chief Bar-David’s home dies by suicide; police call it one of the largest public corruption cases in Israel’s history

Meir Turgeman | 11.17.25

Fomer police officer with PTSD who set himself on fire dies from his injuries

Police officer Vital Mishev died two weeks after setting himself on fire in front of the home of the director of the rehabilitation department in Moshav Neve Ilan; Mishev, a 45-year-old retired police officer, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and was treated at the department for years; 'The writing was on the wall. The organizations that were supposed to rehabilitate him slammed the door in his face'

Gilad Cohen, Liran Tamari | 11.12.25

‘He came back broken’: reservist father of two found dead after taking his own life

Dmitry Shapiro, 34, a reservist tank crewman and father of two from Kiryat Malakhi, was found dead near Beit Elazari after taking his own life; his family says he returned from Gaza 'broken' after months of reserve duty and struggled with depression

Roni Green Shaulov | 10.30.25

Father of Nova survivor who committed suicide pleads for help: 'Families are shattered, survivors barely holding on'

Ronen Shalev, whose son Roi survived the Nova massacre but took his own life, calls for a national emergency response for survivors and families; 'There are 4,000 shattered families,' he said, 'This crisis needs immediate action'

Raanan Ben Tzur | 10.12.25

Two years after her son was murdered at the Nova festival, Yelena ends her life

Yelena Giler, who struggled with mental health issues, took her own life two years after her son Slava was murdered on October 7; Her son Sasha said she never recovered from the trauma and 'lost touch with reality'

Nina Fox | 10.12.25

Israeli TV host mourns death of Nova survivor Roy Shalev, partner of her slain sister Mapal Adam

After losing her sister at the Nova music festival, TV host Maayan Adam now faces another tragedy: Roy Shalev, her late sister’s partner and a survivor of the Oct. 7 massacre, took his own life. “Roy was murdered on Oct. 7 and died yesterday,” she wrote

Raanan Ben-Zur | 10.11.25

Nova festival survivor Roi Shalev, partner of victim Mapal Adam, takes his own life

Roi Shalev, 30, from Nitzanei Oz, survived the Nova festival massacre, where Hamas gunmen killed over 360 people near Re’im; he was wounded in the attack, in which his partner, 27-year-old Mapal Adam, sister of TV host Maayan Adam, was murdered

Raanan Ben-Zur | 10.11.25

The transparent victims of the war: Rise in soldier suicides, mostly reservists

Behind rising suicide rates among reservists are untold stories of trauma, silence and systemic failure; families say many returned from war deeply changed, yet fell through the cracks of military and civilian care, with deadly consequences

Yael Shani, Shomrim | 09.07.25

500 people commit suicide in Israel annually, yet we stay silent - I was almost a statistic

Noam Nov, a mental health advocate, shares her decades-long struggle with suicidality, calling for open dialogue and societal action to confront Israel’s suicide crisis, which claims hundreds of lives annually; 'I’m marking nearly six years “clean” from suicide attempts and self-harm—something I once believed was impossible'

Noam Nov | 08.21.25

Combat reservist found dead near Tiberias in IDF’s 17th suicide case this year

The IDF's National Intelligence Service has opened an investigation; the officer had fought inside Gaza in recent weeks

Gal Ganot | 08.14.25

ועדת המשנה של כוח אדם בצה״ל בראשות ח״כ אלעזר שטרן, לדון על פעילות צה״ל למניעת אובדנות בקרב משרתים

IDF reveals 2025 suicide figures for first time amid rising concern: 'Every case is one too many'

The IDF disclosed mid-year suicide figures, reporting 16 cases so far in 2025; Officials pledged to expand mental health access as lawmakers warn of a surge in post-traumatic cases among soldiers; 'Our sons and daughters carry heavy burdens even after leaving the battlefield'

Gal Ganot | 08.05.25

New wave of suicides expected as Gaza war winds down, especially among IDF soldiers

Suicide rate among IDF soldiers climbing; 'When the war ends, the sense of unity and purpose will end too. Suicide ideation will get stronger and stronger. We are about to hear about more and more cases of suicide' says head of organization that assists people with PTSD

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 07.31.25

IDF reservist found dead in suspected suicide

Master Sgt. Ariel Meir Taman, who served in the military rabbinate and was involved in identifying bodies, was found dead in his home in southern Israel; Military Police launches probe

Gal Ganot | 07.28.25

אימון סיירת הנח"ל לקבל אמר"לי עידו חדשים

'Stop whining!': IDF soldiers ordered to resume training hours after comrade’s suicide

Just days after soldier’s suicide at Golan Heights training base, comrades say they were forced to resume intense drills near the scene, facing insensitive treatment and limited mental health support; military says quick routine helps cope with loss

Yoav Zitun | 07.21.25

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