According to the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth," the rate of injuries among the Israeli army has reached 60 injuries per day, totaling 5,000 since the war began on October 7. The report indicates that 2,000 of the injured soldiers are classified as "disabled." The newspaper stated that "58% of the injured Israeli soldiers have critical injuries to their arms and legs, and 12% have suffered internal organ ruptures." The average daily count of injured in the Israeli army is 60, with most sustaining serious injuries, according to the Israeli Ministry of Defense's rehabilitation department data. Liemor Loria, head of the rehabilitation department, stated: "We have never experienced anything like this. More than 58% of the wounded we receive have serious injuries to their hands and feet, including those requiring amputations, and 12% of the injured have sustained ruptured internal organs."
"Yedioth Ahronoth" also highlights that at least 100 of the injured soldiers have suffered blindness, while 7% of the injured, including soldiers and officers, are experiencing direct psychological symptoms. In a similar vein, the head of the Disabled Soldiers Organization in Israel, lawyer Idan Kaliman, describes a comparable picture, stating: "The State of Israel is entering an unprecedented event on a global level, even before we discuss civilians deemed victims of hostile acts. There are a large number of injured here, even before the wave of post-traumatic stress that will engulf us in about a year. From Saturday, October 7, until Thursday of the same week, over 100,000 people entered the Gaza Strip to fight, evacuate civilians, and deal with bodies."
He continued, "They have been exposed to horrific scenes. Even if only 10% suffer from post-traumatic injuries, we will reach huge numbers, and this is just within one week. We are accompanying a considerable number of disabled veterans, who are suffering from the most severe injuries since the 1973 war."
