Suicide

Young Yemeni woman's suicide prompts calls for new legislation on women’s rights

The young woman died after being ordered by a Sanaa court to return to her husband's home.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A displaced Yemeni girl stands outside her shelter inside a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 28, 2024.
Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan participating in a flight mission.

Israeli Air Force navigator recognized as fallen soldier after PTSD-related suicide

The Defense Ministry has officially recognized Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan as a fallen soldier, honoring his service and the psychological toll of his military duty, following a long fight by his family.

|ByJAMES GENN
People walk at the beach in Bat Yam, central Israel, on a cold winter day, January 9, 2026.

IDF reservist found dead in Bat Yam shelter as residents seek cover

An investigation by Walla revealed that he was not being treated at the Defense Ministry Rehabilitation Division and was not known to have sought assistance in the past.

|ByHODAYA RAN, AVIHAI CHIIM
Israeli singer Shay-Li Atari Wiener, who recently revealed she was raped several years ago, protests alongside supporters outside a court hearing of her alleged rapist in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2026.

Supreme Court delays publication of suspect’s name in Shay-Li Atari rape case

Justice Alex Stein says there is ‘first-order public interest’ in disclosure, holds publication pending further review of claimed suicide risk.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Mother, son perish in fire in Modi’in apartment, authorities investigating

Ynet reported, sourcing the Modi’in police, that one investigative route being pursued is that she killed her son, locked the house up, set it aflame, and took her own life.

JUNE 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view of the central Israeli city of Modi'in, February 7, 2025.

Nechama Grief Counseling: Performing a needed service for grieving Israelis - in English

Nechama Grief Counseling’s Ruth Edel says counselors perform a much-needed service – especially now.

MAY 3, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
NECHAMA GRIEF Counselor training session.

Three hospitalized patients at Sheba attempt to take their own lives within 48-hour period

All three patients are currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit after sustaining multiple fractures.

APRIL 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sheba Medical Center

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre dies by suicide, her family says

Giuffre, 41, died on Friday in Western Australia state, where she had been living for several years, the family said in an emailed statement.

APRIL 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, walks after the hearing in the criminal case against Epstein, who died this month in what a New York City medical examiner ruled a suicide, at Federal Court in New York, U.S., August 27, 2019.

Car catches fire in central Amsterdam following explosion, police says

Police say the driver was suspected of having caused the fire and had possibly done so on purpose, but they are keeping "all scenarios open."

APRIL 3, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
AMSTERDAM, WITH SOME 750,000 citizens, is rich with culture, history, amazing architecture and modern entertainment.

This week in Jewish history: Purim story, mass suicide, killing of York's Jews

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars

MARCH 15, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER
'Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther' by Rembrandt, 1660, at Moscow's Pushkin Museum

Israel needs to improve programs for reservists returning to civilian life - opinion

The return to civilian life after prolonged reserve service requires a systematic and comprehensive approach.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByGABY KASHY-ROSENBAUM
Depression (illustrative)

Amid multi-front war: IDF sees 891 soldiers killed, 38 suicides over 2 years

Some 558 soldiers died in 2023 and 363 in 2024.

JANUARY 2, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF soldiers in northern Gaza Strip conducting operation in the area of the Indonesian Hospital, where a Hamas launch site was located.

Maj. Asaf Dagan laid to rest in military ceremony after court order approves

After being called into reserves via WhatsApp instead of via "official" channels, the military refused to recognize him as an official IDF member for burial.

DECEMBER 3, 2024ByYOAV ETIEL
Israeli soldiers and Family members of combat navigator Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan, who recently ended his life attend his funeral at the cemetery in Haifa, December 3, 2024.

High Court offers compromise on military funeral for Asaf Dagan, after taking his own life

Dagan took his own life in Atlit in October after suffering from severe PTSD.

NOVEMBER 27, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA
Major Asaf Dagan.