The number of Israeli soldiers seeking psychological support since the beginning of the war has increased six-fold, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Monitoring: The number of Israeli soldiers seeking psychological support since the beginning of the war has increased six-fold, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
The Ministry of Defence’s helpline has noted a dramatic increase in distress calls from reservists and soldiers, along with their families, Haaretz said.
Just last week, the hotline received four inquiries with suicidal characteristics that required the immediate intervention of the police, the report added.
According to data by the NTL association which operates the helpline, between October 2022 and June 2023, before the war, the hotline was required to contact the police 35 times due to fear of suicide.
A year later, the number jumped to 86 – a 145 percent increase. The data shows that the number of references has also jumped six-fold compared to before the war, and that in recent weeks the number of requests at night has doubled.
In February, Israeli army said in a statement that around 30,000 Israeli soldiers have called up a mental health hotline since the outbreak of the Gaza Strip on October 7.
Yekhiel Levechitz, the head of the army’s clinical department for mental illnesses also said around 3,000 Israeli soldiers had been examined by mental health experts since October 7.
The Israeli bombardment, since October 7, has killed nearly 39,000 Palestinians and injured over 89,800 with mass destruction and shortages of necessities./Fars