Paper: 25% Rise in Mental Health Cases Among Zionists Living Near Gaza

Date: 29 June 2022 - 21:44

News ID: ۱۰۴۲۳۹

GAZA (MEMO) – The number of Zionists with mental health problems living in the area around Gaza had risen by 25 percent since the 2021 Zionist offensive on the besieged enclave, Al-Resalah newspaper said. The Palestinian newspaper said Israel Hayom reported the occupying regime’s ministry of health saying that 3,569 patients attended mental health clinics following the 2021 offensive, compared to 2,831 in the previous year. According to these numbers, there has been an increase by 25 percent of patients suffering mental health problems, noting that they needed psychological counseling and support.

This number, the ministry of health said, excluded the number of patients who sought help and counseling during the offensive.