An end-of-year report revealed that 15 "Israeli" army soldiers committed suicide in the past year, as opposed to seven in 2013, including two 'lone soldiers' in combat units.
A senior "Israeli" Personnel Directorate official said that "in the cases of the two lone soldiers, we
did not understand the gaps in treating them before their suicide, but this definitely demands of us to continue learning about and treating the lone soldiers."He also said "it is important to remember that until five years ago the average number of suicides in the "Israeli" army stood at around 30."
The military source said an advisory committee will convene hearings with senior Personnel Directorate officials to "learn and identify the trends that will aid us in addressing the phenomenon."
Moreover, the Zionist entity's official noted the military thoroughly investigates suicide cases. "We examine each case individually with an investigatory committee chaired by a colonel, along with a military police investigation and testing by the Medical Corps' Mental Health Division."
He stressed that "in the past we did not understand the connection between operational incidents and suicide, but we did know to provide individual treatment in the combat brigades, including handing out questionnaires to soldiers to see if identify any distress among their friends."
The end-of-year report concluded that 105 soldiers died in 2014, including 70 in operations- 67 in the "Israeli" aggression on Gaza and three in a Gaza border crossfire incident, a car accident in the West Bank, and the stabbing in Tel Aviv.
An additional 13 died in car accidents off-duty and 15 committed suicide.
Of the armed forces' gravely wounded, 115 soldiers are still hospitalized in severe condition from a number of events, though most occurred during the Zionist entity's brutal aggression on Gaza.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
02-01-2015 | 10:31
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