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Israelis and Palestinians Killed in the Current ViolenceSuicide, number 1 killer in the Israeli armyAn Israeli source reported that 16 Israeli soldiers committed suicide since the beginning 2005, similar to 2004 suicide remains the number one killer in the Israeli army. One soldier commits suicide every two weeks, number of soldiers who committed suicide is larger than those killed in military operations, traffic accidents, training and other causes, the source said. In 2004, two soldiers were killed during training, three during military operations, five in traffic accidents using military vehicles, and 18 in normal traffic accidents. During the same years the number of soldiers committed suicide, 40 during military operations, while in earlier years, number of soldiers who committed suicide was higher than the number of soldiers killed during military operations. In most of the cases, the public was not informed of the suicide cases, in some cases the press manages to uncover these events. Suicide cases in the Israeli army since 1980:
20 in 1981 31 in 1982 19 in 1983 36 in 1984 26 in 1985 15 in 1986 29 in 1987 30 in 1988 41 in 1989 35 in 1990 41 in 1991 37 in 1992 38 in 1993 43 in 1994 43 in 1995 29 in 1996 32 in 1997 37 in 1998 30 in 1999 24 in 2000 38 in 2001 26 in 2002 37 in 2003 28 in 2004 16 until mid 2005 |
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