‘He got out of Gaza, but Gaza did not get out of him’: Israeli soldiers returning from war struggle with trauma and suicide | CNN
For many soldiers, the war against Hamas in Gaza is a fight for Israel’s survival and must be won by any means. But the battle is also taking a mental toll that, due to stigma, is largely hidden from view.
Hasnain says:
So many mixed feelings about this one. Mental health problems and PTSD are serious. It does take a toll on everyone including soldiers. But then you read more about this guy in the article and I think the quote speaks for itself. And I’ll leave an illuminating screenshot in the comments where he brags about destroying 5000 houses. Could CNN have picked a different example perhaps?
““He saw a lot of people die. Maybe he even killed someone. (But) we don’t teach our children to do things like this,” she said. “So, when he did this, something like this, maybe it was a shock for him.”
Guy Zaken, Mizrahi’s friend and co-driver of the bulldozer, provided further insight into their experience in Gaza. “We saw very, very, very difficult things,” Zaken told CNN. “Things that are difficult to accept.”
The former soldier has spoken publicly about the psychological trauma endured by Israeli troops in Gaza. In a testimony to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in June, Zaken said that on many occasions, soldiers had to “run over terrorists, dead and alive, in the hundreds.””
Posted on 2024-10-21T14:41:27+0000