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Israel facing unprecedented psychological collapse under weight of its own wars —— An unprecedented psychological collapse is tearing through Israeli society as prolonged Israeli aggression triggers a massive wave of post-traumatic stress disorder, domestic violence, and suicide. According to data from the National Insurance Institute and the Israeli Ministry of War published by Haaretz, the number of people recognized with 'war-related' mental disabilities has skyrocketed tenfold over the past three years, jumping from roughly 6,400 to more than 69,000. Experts warn that the current surge represents just the "tip of the iceberg," with hundreds of thousands of combat veterans and settlers showing delayed traumatic reactions that function as societal "ticking time bombs." The systemic rot has deeply infected both the military and domestic sectors, with the War Ministry now projecting that its rehabilitation branch will absorb over 100,000 psychologically injured casualties by next year. Under the intense weight of the continuous mobilization, domestic violence has surged by 65 percent, clinical insomnia has afflicted nearly a third of the population, and substance abuse involving alcohol and hard drugs has grown rampant among wounded veterans. Compounding the crisis is a severe brain drain of medical professionals, driven by the government's highly divisive judicial overhaul and the sheer exhaustion of the healthcare system. Dozens of senior psychiatrists have permanently relocated to nations like the UK, Canada, and New Zealand, leaving public clinics completely understaffed with an impossible ratio of up to 770 patients per social worker.