Israel announced the death of five soldiers in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of soldiers recognized as dead by the country's government to 674 and the number of soldiers wounded since October 7 approaching 9,000. Also, the total number of disabled soldiers in the Israeli army exceeded 70,000 for the first time last month, with 35 percent receiving treatment for mental health problems and 21 percent for physical injuries. Actual numbers may be many times higher than official statistics.

In the past 24 hours, Israel has announced the death of five more soldiers in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of soldiers confirmed dead by the Israeli government to 674, and the number of soldiers wounded since October 7 to nearly 9,000.

The total number of disabled soldiers in the Israeli army exceeded 70,000 for the first time last month, with 35 percent receiving treatment for mental health problems and 21 percent for physical injuries. Israel's Channel 7 confirmed the relevant information.

"Out of about 70,000 disabled soldiers being treated in treatment units , 9,539 suffer from post- traumatic and psychiatric reactions," the report said.

In mid-April, the Israeli army acknowledged that more than 2,000 soldiers, police and security personnel had been fired since the occupation began in October, Israel's Ministry of Labor said.

For information, since October 7, Israel has killed nearly 38,000 Palestinians under the direct military support of the United States. Hundreds of thousands of civilians, most of them children and women, were injured. The number of those arrested and missing is endless.

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