Israeli soldier committes suicide after being told to return to Gaza

An Israeli soldier committed suicide after being ordered to return to military service in the Gaza Strip.

Since October 7, ten officers and soldiers have committed suicide, with several of these incidents occurring during battles in the settlements surrounding Gaza.

In mid-March, the Israeli army acknowledged facing its most significant mental health crisis since 1973, stemming from the fighting with Palestinian Resistance groups in the Gaza Strip since the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7.

Last month, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that an internal army poll indicated only 42 percent of officers in permanent service wished to continue after the war in Gaza, down from 49 percent in August of the previous year