Israeli Health claims 405 soldiers hospitalized, media contradicts

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
22 Jan 2024 11:50
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The Israeli occupation's Ministry of Health announced that among the 405 injured since October 7, there are 233 occupation soldiers currently receiving treatment, out of whom 48 are in "serious condition."

Israeli occupation soldiers wounded in the Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip walk in the rehabilitation division of 'Sheba' hospital, 'Israel', Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP)

Israeli media outlet Yedioth Ahronoth reported, citing the Israeli occupation's Ministry of Health, that since October 7, 2023, and the start of the Israeli occupation's incursion into the Gaza Strip, about 405 occupation soldiers suffering serious injuries have been transported to hospitals across occupied Palestine.

According to Ynet, around 13,572 Israeli occupation soldiers and settlers have actually been transported to hospitals since the launch of Operation Al Aqsa Flood. This number included those injured in the war in Gaza and at the northern front with Lebanon, according to Israeli media.

The Israeli occupation's Health Ministry further claimed that as of Monday, around 233 occupation soldiers are currently receiving treatment in hospitals, with 48 of them being described as being "in serious condition".

Israeli media had formerly contradicted the official reports made by the Israeli occupation government, revealing that the number of injured differed from what has been disclosed.

Staggering 12,500 Israeli soldiers to be classified as disabled

At least 12,500 Israeli occupation soldiers will be added to the list of disabled troops, a report conducted by the Israeli Ynet news website revealed earlier this month.

In what the outlet described as a "gloomy forecast", the Israeli occupation's list of injured soldiers will increase by more than 20%, according to officials in the Security Ministry's Rehabilitation Division.

Although the official number of injured soldiers since October 7 is around 2,300 injured troops, the report sheds light on the staggering toll of military casualties, which has been kept hidden. Additionally, Ynet confirmed that the number of moderate and light injuries is rarely ever recognized in official announcements.

According to the outlet, an independent company conducted an assessment at the Ministry's request. It indicates that a "conservative and cautious estimate" suggests that around 12,500 soldiers would be legally recognized as disabled. However, the total number of requests for recognition is expected to reach an astonishing 20,000.

Such numbers were described by Ynet as markers of "a national event of a historical magnitude," which the occupation has not known since its inception.

Palestinian Resistance officials have recurrently discussed the underreporting of Israeli military casualties, which currently stands at 509 killed and a few thousand injured. The Ynet report adds to growing evidence, affirming the claims made by Resistance leaders regarding a large number of casualties incurred by the Israeli occupation amid its multi-flanked aggression on the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Lebanon.