A recent Israeli academic study reported that about half of the population of northern Israel suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and do not want to return to their areas.
The study, the results of which were published by Israeli media today, Monday, showed that 48% of the residents who were evacuated from the Eastern Galilee (near Lebanon) suffer from post-traumatic feelings at a rate three times greater than the situation was before the seventh of last October. That is, the history of the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood.
The study showed that 90% of the population of Eastern Galilee were financially affected by the war. She also said that 50% of private sector owners reported damage to their ability to work.
Also, 50% reported that their financial situation was seriously damaged, with their income decreasing by at least 50% during this period.
Negative consequences of war
The residents of northern Israel are suffering from the major negative economic consequences of the war on the Gaza Strip, as it continues for more than 3 months without achieving its goals, disrupting major economic sectors, and evacuating thousands of residents of the northern regions near Lebanon and the southern regions near Gaza.
Since last October 8, Lebanese Hezbollah and the occupation army have exchanged bombardments across the border, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries on both sides and the evacuation of a large number of residents of areas near the border.
Recent Israeli studies and data on resilience and mental health in Israel during the war on Gaza revealed a bleak picture of the effects of the sudden attack launched by the Palestinian resistance on the “Gaza envelope” settlements and southern towns on the 7th of last October, on the mental and psychological health of Israelis.
In a recently published study, the head of the Association for Mental Health in Israeli Society, Dr. Ido Luria, reviewed data that predicts that up to 625,000 people in Israel will suffer from psychological damage, as a result of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle and the ensuing war on the Gaza Strip, with increasing fears of High suicide rates.
