Israeli media announced today, Monday, the finding of a precautionary soldier from the city of Ovakim, dead in his apartment in southern Israel. The authorities suspect that he committed suicide while his wife and his children were in nursery.
It was reported that Taman was working within the bodies identification system since the war began on October 7, and he was suffering from severe psychological pressure, which reached him to shower ten times a night to get rid of the smell of the corpses.
A disturbing rise in the suicide of the army
According to the Hebrew Channel 12, the Israeli army is witnessing a dangerous escalation in suicide rates. Only during mid -July, four soldiers committed suicide, a number that exceeds the previous rates.
Since the beginning of the war, a remarkable increase in the number of suicide soldiers has been recorded, especially among the reserve forces, which have been summoned, amid the escalation of operations in Gaza and southern Lebanon.
44 suicides since the outbreak of the war
The Haaretz newspaper reported that since the beginning of the war, the army recorded 44 suicides between the soldiers, of whom 15 were only in 2024, 7 others in the last months of 2023, and 11 civilian civilians or former soldiers.
The newspaper confirmed that a number of these suicides were in active service, while others committed suicide after their demobilization, affected by psychological crises related to the war.
The army conceals the official numbers
Despite the increasing numbers, the Israeli army has so far refused to disclose the official number of suicide cases since the beginning of the year, and confirms that it will only announce it at the end of the year.
The army attributes this phenomenon to the intense dependence on reserve soldiers, noting that a large percentage of suicide bombers were subjected to direct combat shocks, and not to previous personal problems.
Indicators of an escalating psychological crisis
Increasing warnings in the Israeli media of a psychological disaster within the army, especially in light of the negligence of the extended war. It is estimated that the military psychological support system is unable to keep pace with the increasing cases, which exacerbates the suffering of the soldiers.
