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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Over 18,500 Israeli troops
wounded since Gaza war began</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">July 21, 2025</div>
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<p>Israeli Channel 12 reports 18,500 Israeli casualties in
Gaza war, including 12,500 physical injuries and over
10,000 suffering from PTSD and psychological trauma.
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<p>The Israeli regime has recorded more than 18,500
injuries among its forces since the start of its
military campaign against the Gaza Strip, according to
a report published Monday by Israeli <em>Channel 12</em>.
The figures underscore <a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-army-struggles-with-officer--combat-troop-shortages"
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moz-do-not-send="true">the growing toll</a> of
nearly ten months of warfare, with a significant
number of those wounded suffering from both physical
and psychological trauma.</p>
<p>According to the report, at least 12,500 troops
sustained physical injuries, while more than 10,000
others are dealing with post-traumatic stress and
other psychological conditions, reflecting the
intensity of combat and the deep mental strain within
the ranks of the Israeli occupation forces.</p>
<p>The data revealed that 33% of the physical injuries
involved the limbs, 13% affected the head, eyes, or
ears, and 7% were related to the spine, neck, or back,
which are injuries typically associated with
high-intensity urban warfare and repeated exposure to
explosions.</p>
<h2>Majority of casualties from reserve units</h2>
<p>The report noted that 65% of those injured belong to
the reserve forces, 18% to the regular army, 10% to
police and other security units, and 7% to permanent
military personnel. Women accounted for 7% of the
total number of wounded.</p>
<p>The breakdown illustrates the extensive military and
psychological attrition experienced by the Israeli
occupation forces, as the war in Gaza nears its tenth
month and resistance operations continue across
multiple fronts inside the Strip.</p>
<p><span>This comes as the Israeli occupation forces are
facing a deepening crisis marked by a </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-forces-face-manpower-crisis-as-2025-dubbed--year-of"
moz-do-not-send="true">significant shortage of
officers</a><span>, particularly within its ground
forces. According to a report by the Israeli
newspaper </span><em>Maariv</em><span> on Monday,
around 300 officer positions in platoon leadership
roles remain unfilled.</span></p>
<h2>Combat engineers, officers missing </h2>
<p>This<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-army-facing-severe-manpower-crisis--ex-security-offi"
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especially critical in the Combat Engineering Corps,
where there is a lack of platoon leaders and teams
specializing in engineering operations and explosive
ordnance disposal.</p>
<p>Military analyst Avi Ashkenazi explained to<span> </span><em>Maariv</em><span> </span>that
the army is encountering<span> </span><a
href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iof-recalling-ptsd-affected-troops-amid-suicide--recruitment"
moz-do-not-send="true">difficulty in persuading
qualified soldiers<span> </span></a>to enter officer
training programs.</p>
<p>\u201cFor the first time, the military is openly
acknowledging the scale of the attrition,\u201d he said.
\u201cThe size of the army no longer matches the scope of
its responsibilities.\u201d</p>
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