On Tuesday, Israeli data revealed that at least 1,600 soldiers had developed symptoms of “battle shock” since the start of the ground war in Gaza on October 27.

The Hebrew Walla news website said: “Symptoms of battle shock have appeared on at least 1,600 Israeli soldiers since the start of ground maneuvers in the Gaza Strip about two months ago.”

It added: "According to the data, 76 percent of the soldiers returned to combat after initial treatment by soldiers in the field or by mental health officers attached to the units and constantly present near the combat areas."

It pointed out, "Symptoms of combat shock can appear during or after an activity, and the soldier who suffers from it may feel, among other things, a rapid pulse, increased sweating, a sudden rise in blood pressure, uncontrollable body shaking, confusion, and an inability to concentrate." .

It added: "Battle trauma also carries long-term mental effects, such as anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, insomnia, sudden bouts of anger, and weak emotional capacity."

The website noted, "There is an initial treatment for battle trauma that restores the soldier's functions and relieves him of the feeling of helplessness that may lead to worsening of the symptoms. If it continues for more than 4 weeks, the soldier's condition may deteriorate into severe post-traumatic stress disorder, which requires more in-depth therapeutic intervention."

It added: “Indeed, according to data obtained by the site, about 250 soldiers were discharged from service due to continuing symptoms of battle shock in the War of the Iron Swords,” the Israeli name for the war on Gaza.

The website noted that "data show that during the war, between 900 and 1,000 soldiers arrived at the Home Front Rehabilitation Center in the Israeli army. Their psychological condition did not improve in the field and they needed additional treatment."

In addition to "soldiers suffering from symptoms not resulting from the fighting itself, but rather from the 'massacre' at Israeli army bases on October 7," referring to the Hamas attack on military bases surrounding the Gaza Strip.

It pointed out that "soldiers who need physical, mental, or financial assistance after the end of their service are transferred to the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense."

It said: "Since the beginning of the fighting until today, about 3,475 wounded men and women with different degrees of injury, most of them physical, have been treated in the rehabilitation ward."

It added: “Since the beginning of the war, about 760 requests for assistance have been submitted for mental reasons, but not all applicants will necessarily be diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, given the short period of time that passed between the injury incident and the date of submitting the request, as professional diagnosis "It may change later."

It pointed out that "the rehabilitation ward treats a total of more than 64,000 disabled soldiers in the Israeli army, including 8,640 suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder."

The Israeli website added: “Since the beginning of 2023, 2,301 requests for assistance have been received for mental reasons, including 1,911 on a post-traumatic stress basis, and the rest for other mental injuries.”

In response to "daily Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people and their sanctities, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque," on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched the "Al-Aqsa Flood" attack against Israeli military bases and settlements in the vicinity of Gaza.

In the attack, Hamas killed about 1,200 Israelis and captured about 240. It exchanged about 110 of them with Israel, which holds more than 7,800 Palestinians in its prisons, during a truce that lasted a week until last December 1, with Qatari-Egyptian-American mediation.