Suicide of 22 Israeli Soldiers in 2025, the Highest in 15 Years

Hebrew media reported on Thursday the suicide of an Israeli soldier, raising the number of military personnel who committed suicide in 2025 to 22, the highest in 15 years.

A Hebrew newspaper reported on Thursday that "a soldier from the combat engineering corps in the army committed suicide south of Israel on Wednesday, becoming the 22nd soldier in active service to commit suicide in 2025".

It added: "The number of suicides in the Israeli army in 2025 reached its highest level in 15 years, and was only surpassed by the number of suicides in 2010, where 28 soldiers committed suicide".

The newspaper noted that "according to Israeli army data, 12 of the soldiers who committed suicide in 2025 were regular conscripts, 9 were reservists, and one was a professional soldier".

It said that "the data also shows that 14 suicide cases occurred outside Israeli army bases, and 8 inside them".

The newspaper added: "5 of the soldiers were known to mental health officers and were receiving treatment, including a high-level drone operator who ended his life after testifying that he could no longer bear the effects of combat".

Israeli military personnel usually suffer from severe psychological disorders after participating in genocide crimes in Gaza, where about 2.4 million Palestinians live.

With American support, the Israeli genocide in Gaza has left more than 71,000 Palestinian dead and 171,000 injured, mostly children and women, and massive destruction, with the United States estimating the cost of reconstruction at about 70 billion dollars.

Since October 10, a ceasefire agreement has prevailed between "Hamas" and Israel, which the latter violates daily, resulting in the killing of 418 and injuring 1,141 Palestinians, according to the government media office in the sector.