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Number of suicides by IDF soldiers plummets in 2018

Nine soldiers are believed to have taken their own lives in 2018, compared with 16 in 2017.

Soldiers with the Israel Defense Forces's 906th Battalion on a training exercise in the Negev Desert. Credit: IDF Spokesperson Unit.
Soldiers with the Israel Defense Forces's 906th Battalion on a training exercise in the Negev Desert. Credit: IDF Spokesperson Unit.
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