Disabled IDF veterans

Disabled IDF veteran says he was forced to leave McDonald's with service dog

In the interview, Levy explained that he does not often go out, especially to crowded places, because of his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
(FILE PHOTO) A food delivery man waits outside a McDonalds restaurant in Tel Aviv. April 18, 2020
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

IDF Disabled Veterans Organization against Finance Ministry

Organization chairman in sharp call to finance minister: "Stand behind your signature." Finance Ministry officials: "Structural failures harm rehabilitation of combat soldiers."

|ByLIAT RON
Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, Israeli soldiers and Israeli veterans and disabled IDF soldiers seen during a march honoring IDF wounded and disabled IDF, in Tel Aviv, November 17, 2021.

IDF Disabled Veterans Organization warns of 'national disaster' amid exclusion in defense budget

The warnings came amid debate in 2026 defense spending discussions, in which the Finance Ministry rejected the Defense Ministry's petitions to increase spending by NIS 40 billion.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN, LIAT RON
View of the Tel Aviv University campus. May 15, 2025.

TAU enrolls approx. 100 injured IDF veterans under new framework without psychometric exam

So far, about 30 veterans have completed admission, and the university expressed hope that by the end of the registration process, all of the remaining candidates will also be enrolled. 

|ByAVICHAI CHAIM

Reservists Party launches national PTSD recovery plan for those impacted by war, October 7

Hendel presented the main points of the national post-trauma plan during a Sunday press conference alongside members of the Reservists Party who were wounded physically and mentally in combat. 

MAY 12, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Reservists Party leader Yoaz Hendel presents national PTSD recovery plan after October 7, May 10, 2026.

At least 170 soldiers killed, 54 disabled due to war over past year, Defense Ministry reports

Bereaved families now number over 59,000, with a significant rise since Hamas's October 7 massacre.

APRIL 20, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Defense Minister Israel Katz places a wreath at a memorial for fallen IDF soldiers.

A shattered covenant: Israel’s lone soldiers and the broken promise of care

Joshua Boone served for 748 days in the Gaza war. He kept his side of the covenant.  Did Israel keep its side?

APRIL 11, 2026ByYAEL SIMON
LATE LONE SOLDIER: M. Sgt (res.) Joshua Boone, 2024.

As Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens, new treatment offers hope for scarred IDF veterans

Combat veterans fight for recognition and care, while a new treatment emerges as a possible solution for PTSD.

APRIL 3, 2026ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD
PTSD illustration.