Israeli ministry logs 30,000 security-force wounded since October 2023

Israel's Defense Ministry has reported about 30,000 security personnel wounded since October 7, 2023, most treated for psychological disorders.

• Israel's Defense Ministry rehabilitation division has received about 30,000 wounded security personnel since October 2023, raising its total caseload to 91,200.
• The ministry said 63 percent of the wounded, about 18,900 people, are treated for psychological disorders including post-traumatic stress.
• Injuries include 106 limb amputations, 249 complex head wounds, and 29 cases of blindness, with 63 patients rated disabled beyond 100 percent.
• The rehabilitation administration projects roughly 100,000 patients by 2028, while the ministry's rehabilitation budget has grown 88 percent to 10 billion shekels.