From our special correspondent in Tel Aviv – After more than three years of war, the number of Israeli soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following bloody campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon has risen drastically. In the lead-up to Israel’s crucial legislative elections, FRANCE 24 speaks with soldiers left shell-shocked by the country’s wars.
The group of Israeli army veterans meets in the departures hall of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport. They’re anywhere from 20 to 50 years old, and glad to be back together. They hold one another, laughing, and slap each other on the back.
