Israeli soldier wakes up screaming, opens fire on fellow soldiers

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
27 Dec 2023 17:48
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The incident has occurred at a military retreat in Askalan.

Israeli occupation soldiers refuel a tracked vehicle at a position near the border with the northern Gaza Strip on December 19, 2023 (AFP via Getty Images)

An Israeli occupation soldier, who had recently returned from Gaza, experienced a night terror and fired his rifle, injuring fellow soldiers in the same room, as per Israeli media.

The incident occurred at a military retreat in Askalan, and the soldier, in a reported state of distress, will not face immediate investigation, pending authorization from medical professionals, as stated by the Israeli occupation forces.

Israeli soldier Avihai Levi details his traumatic experience as a result of the war on Gaza.

His speech took place in the Knesset on Tuesday, the soldier blamed Knesset members for his trauma.

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“Commanders are accompanying the soldiers alongside medical officials, and are confirming appropriate medical treatment for each troop,” an IOF spokesperson said, as quoted by Israeli Channel 12.

IOF: More than 5,000 soldiers assessed as wounded since Oct. 7

Each day, approximately 60 new injured Israeli soldiers are admitted to the rehabilitation department, which supports the wounded from the Israeli army and reserve forces. This figure does not account for the regularly wounded, as reported by "Israel's" Ynet news website on December 9.

The cumulative numbers since October 7 are "astronomical": more than 5,000 wounded Israeli soldiers have arrived at the hospitals, more than 2,000 have been officially recognized as disabled by the Israeli army and taken in by the Ministry of Security, and another 1,000 wounded are regular soldiers and are therefore being treated by the Israeli occupation forces, as per Israeli media.

The IOF announced numbers regarding the killed and injured Israeli soldiers in #Gaza.

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Limor Luria, the head of the rehabilitation department at the Ministry of Security, stressed that they have never been through anything even similar to this, adding that more than 58% of the wounded who are taken in by the Ministry have sustained severe injuries to their hands and feet, including injuries that require amputations.

About 12% are internal injuries - Spleen, kidney, laceration of internal organs, she specified.

There are also head and eye injuries, and about 7% suffer from mental illnesses, a number that will skyrocket as it would take some time before they are diagnosed.

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In a similar context, the chairman of the IOF Disabled People's Organization, Attorney Idan Kaliman, stressed that there is a huge number of mentally ill Israeli soldiers, even before the wave of PTSD that will wash over in about a year.

Moreover, Loria explained that the Rehabilitation department is now accommodating, for the first time, a very large group of Israeli soldiers. She emphasized that this is something "we did not fully comprehend until now, and we will have to learn about it."

While "Israel" has been accommodating 60,000 disabled Israeli soldiers, with 50% of them classified as "third-generation descendants" and veterans of past wars, Loria concluded that the current war has "significantly changed the structure of Israeli society" and will impact all plans laid out by the "Israeli Disabled Veterans Organization" for the next year.