Sergeant David Hoyer Amrani
Police kill ‘Israeli’ officer reportedly suffering from PTSD
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- 'Israeli' authorities are investigating the circumstances of the shooting, including what prompted the officer to open fire and whether earlier warning signs were missed.
A 20-year-old ‘Israeli’ Border Police officer was shot dead by police Saturday after opening fire in Netanya’s Kiryat Hasharon neighborhood.
Sergeant David Hoyer Amrani was reportedly carrying an M16 rifle and firing bursts into the air for about 20 minutes as he moved between residential buildings. Police responding to the scene initially treated him as an armed suspect and feared a possible attack.
Witnesses said Amrani later advanced toward officers while continuing to fire, prompting a gunfight in which he was critically wounded. He later died of his injuries. No one else was reported injured.
Amrani had served in the West Bank, including Hebron, after joining the Border Police in Aug. 2024.
Officials initially raised the possibility that he was suffering from combat-related trauma, although the Defense Ministry said he had not been treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.
The incident has raised questions over whether warning signs were missed. The chairman of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization said Amrani had reportedly sought a transfer to another sector, calling the request a potential warning sign that should have prompted further support.
The investigation remains ongoing and is expected to be transferred to the Justice Ministry’s Police Internal Investigations Department because police officers were involved in the shooting.
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PTSD-related incidents
The shooting comes amid growing concerns over gun violence and psychological trauma among ‘Israeli’ security personnel. In Feb. 2026, an ‘Israeli’ Border Police trainee was reportedly killed in an accidental shooting involving a soldier in central ‘Israel’.
More broadly, mental-health concerns have intensified among troops since the aggression on Gaza. A Reuters report in Jan. 2026 found a sharp rise in PTSD and other trauma-related conditions among ‘Israeli’ military personnel, with tens of thousands receiving treatment.
