“I saw horrors”: “Israeli” soldier commits suicide after serving in Gaza, Lebanon

An “Israeli” soldier committed suicide yesterday one month after celebrating his 24th birthday, with his family citing an unstable mental condition after being drafted in the Gaza and Lebanon wars.

"He told me he saw horrors. He couldn't stand the pain anymore," the mother of soldier Daniel Edri told Walla News.

Edri ended his life in Biriya Forest, in the northern “Israeli” settlement of Safed, after setting himself on fire inside his car.

He was reported to be in deep mental distress from the wars in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. His mother asked for him to be buried in a military funeral, but as of now, her request has not been granted.

"He told me that he saw horrors, and said to me: Mom, I smell the smell of the bodies and I see the bodies all the time,” his mother recalled.

Edri enlisted for service in the “Israeli” military, and was discharged five months ago. He served in a combat support role in Gaza and Lebanon, which involved transporting the bodies of “Israeli” soldiers several times.

One week ago, he asked to be hospitalized in a psychiatric ward after his mental health deteriorated, but was told to wait and that he would be soon admitted.