Tens of thousands of wounded IDF soldiers and security personnel are left waiting, as the government has yet to allocate a budget for implementing the rehabilitation committee's recommendations, according to an Israeli media report. Responsibility is being shifted between ministries, while wounded veterans' organizations warn of an increasingly dire situation.
The new report, published today, highlights that despite the Mor-Yosef Committee's recommendations — which the Defense Ministry previously warned were urgently needed to prevent the national rehabilitation system from collapsing — no budget has been allocated. As The Zioneer reported in early July, some 26,200 wounded security personnel are currently in treatment, with roughly 65% seeking care for mental distress. The lack of funding leaves tens of thousands of veterans without the expanded services the committee proposed, as responsibility is passed between government ministries. No timeline for a decision has been announced.
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