Disabled IDF veterans

Reservists Party launches national PTSD recovery plan for those impacted by war, October 7

Hendel presented the main points of the national post-trauma plan during a Sunday press conference alongside members of the Reservists Party who were wounded physically and mentally in combat. 

|ByKESHET NEEV
Reservists Party leader Yoaz Hendel presents national PTSD recovery plan after October 7, May 10, 2026.
Defense Minister Israel Katz places a wreath at a memorial for fallen IDF soldiers.

At least 170 soldiers killed, 54 disabled due to war over past year, Defense Ministry reports

Bereaved families now number over 59,000, with a significant rise since Hamas's October 7 massacre.

|ByJAMES GENN
LATE LONE SOLDIER: M. Sgt (res.) Joshua Boone, 2024.

A shattered covenant: Israel’s lone soldiers and the broken promise of care

Joshua Boone served for 748 days in the Gaza war. He kept his side of the covenant.  Did Israel keep its side?

|ByYAEL SIMON
PTSD illustration.

As Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens, new treatment offers hope for scarred IDF veterans

Combat veterans fight for recognition and care, while a new treatment emerges as a possible solution for PTSD.

|ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD