Horses help heal soldiers amid Israel’s mounting PTSD crisis after Oct 7 attacks
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Category: ISRAEL, JERUSALEM & THE TEMPLE
Summary:
Following the October 7 attacks, Israel faces a growing mental health crisis, with a nearly 40% rise in PTSD cases among soldiers since September 2023 and an expected increase of 180% by 2028, according to the Defense Ministry. The Transcending Trauma Project, founded by Dr. Anita Shkedi, offers equine-assisted therapy to veterans, reservists, and survivors, providing a supportive environment to help them manage trauma symptoms. Soldiers like Danny and Alex, who have experienced combat and injury, report that working with horses helps them find moments of calm and peace amidst ongoing psychological challenges. The program has delivered over a thousand therapy sessions and aims to prevent chronic PTSD by addressing trauma early.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Psalm 147:3-5 (NASB 1977)
"He heals the brokenhearted,
And binds up their wounds.
He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.
Great is our Lord, and abundant in strength;
His understanding is infinite."
Commentary:
Trauma leaves real wounds, even when the body looks fine. In Israel, soldiers and survivors are carrying what they saw and endured, and it shows up in sleepless nights and sudden panic. A thousand therapy sessions and the steady work of caring for a horse point to something plain: healing often comes slowly and up close. This turmoil is happening on land God gave to Israel, giving these events a prophetic weight Scripture treats as unique. Scripture’s patterns include war’s aftershocks multiplying as pressures increase.
Prophetic Trend:
War’s psychological aftershocks are growing inside Israel’s covenant land, exposing deeper societal strain even as practical, early interventions seek to limit long-term collapse.
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Source Excerpt:
As sirens sound again across Israel amid escalating Iranian attacks, the country is confronting not only a new battlefield but old psychological wounds. In a stable in central Israel, Danny, is getting some healing.On October 7, Danny (not his real name) said he was called up from home. Within days, he said, his unit was evacuating bodies from Kibbutz Kissufim under live fire. He spent six months in the war, moving between combat zones in Gaza and evacuating severely wounded soldiers. "We were shot at while evacuating the dead," he recalled. "I saw the wounded arrive in pieces. These are things I will never forget."Since coming home, he says he is constantly on edge — sensitive to noise, tense, struggling to resume normal life. Once a week, he comes to work with a large dark horse named King. "There’s something that waits for me here," he said. "It’s the one day I can relax and leave the chaos behind. There’s something waiting for me here."VIRGINIA MADSEN SAYS VETERANS AREN’T TRAINED TO COME HOME AFTER NEPHEW’S SUICIDEHis story is one of many emerging from a country that is facing a mental-health crisis with many of its troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. A recent...
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Source: Fox News
Posted on 03-02-2026 14:54