900 Israeli troops evacuated to hospitals since incursion into Lebanon

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
29 Oct 2024 20:09

The Israeli Security Ministry says that over the past year of the war, its rehabilitation division has received 12,000 injured personnel.

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Israeli soldiers run as they carry a stretcher towards a military helicopter during an exercise simulating evacuation of wounded people in northern occupied Palestine, near the border with Lebanon, Tuesday, February 20, 2024. (AP)

Approximately 900 additional Israeli soldiers have been evacuated to hospitals since the start of the ground incursion into Lebanon around a month ago, marking a 1.5-fold increase compared to September, the Israeli Security Ministry announced on Tuesday.

This comes as the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah continues to inflict significant losses on the Israeli occupation's military in both personnel and equipment across multiple fronts, stretching from the forward Southern Lebanese villages to Israeli positions deep within occupied Palestine.

The Israeli Security Ministry revealed that over the past year of the war, its rehabilitation division has received 12,000 injured personnel, with men comprising 93% of this figure. Of these, 51% are from the Israeli military reserves, and their ages range between 18 and 30 years.

Among the wounded, 14% sustained moderate to severe injuries, distributed as follows: 377 head injuries (23 of them severe), 308 eye injuries (12 resulting in blindness), 104 spinal injuries, and around 60 amputees.

On the psychological front, 5,200 wounded soldiers, representing 43% of the total, are suffering from various conditions, including anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), among others.

The Israeli Security Ministry indicated that nearly 1,500 of the wounded were injured twice during combat, adding that approximately 1,000 injuries are admitted monthly due to the ongoing war.

According to estimates from the ministry's rehabilitation division, by 2030, there will be around 100,000 disabled individuals within the Israeli military, with half of them suffering from psychological disabilities.