The Israeli army acknowledged in new data issued today, Thursday, about its human losses since October 7, 2023, a large number of deaths amounting to 891, in the largest human losses it has suffered since the October 6, 1973 war.

Last year, according to what the Israeli army admitted, witnessed about 28 suicide cases, a sharp increase that is expected to increase during the current year, which the Israeli army attributed to “the war and the unprecedented pressures that the soldiers were exposed to.”

In 2024, the army saw a significant increase in the number of deaths due to “road accidents”, with 20 soldiers killed in accidents, compared to only 9 in 2023.

The army also noted that 60 soldiers were killed in "operational incidents" during ground operations in the Gaza Strip, representing 15% of the total killed in these operations, while 5 soldiers were killed in "operational incidents" in Lebanon, representing 10% of the total killed there.

As for suicide cases, 28 soldiers have died in suicide incidents since the beginning of the war, including 16 reserve soldiers, or about 60%.

Regarding suicide incidents, the data showed that 16 of the 28 cases were reservists, or about 60% of the total cases. The Israeli army said that “the war and the unprecedented pressures that the soldiers were subjected to had a clear impact on this increase in suicide cases,” which represents the highest rate since 2011.

In an effort to curb the phenomenon, the army noted that a 24-hour telephone support center had been opened, which had received 3,900 calls since the beginning of the war, claiming that "many suicides had been avoided thanks to this support." The number of military psychological counselors had also been expanded, with some 800 recruited from the reserves.