Doctors slowly bringing Itzik Saidyan out of coma; family says he is showing signs he is aware of his surroundings

As Defense Ministry seeks to overhaul its much-criticized Rehabilitation Department, cabinet expected to approve NIS 300 million measure Friday or Sunday

Protest comes as government approval of One Soul, the Defense Ministry plan to improve treatment for disabled ex-soldiers, is held up by fighting over funding

Defense minister accuses PM, finance minister of holding up proposal; they say the Defense Ministry should come up with some of the money

Investigative committee on Itzik Saidyan, who suffers from PTSD, finds he was forced to fight grueling bureaucracy for years, received only temporary assistance

Moves aimed at cutting red tape, ending background checks; come after ex-IDF soldier self-immolated in apparent protest after years of fighting ministry bureaucracy

Amir Eshel acknowledges ministry's failures in caring for Itzik Saidyan, who self-immolated last week, but refuses to elaborate on concrete steps he plans to take to address issues

Meeting with head of IDF disabled veterans group, PM admits mental health care services out of date, says 'terrible injustice' to be rectified by cabinet decision within two weeks

A day before setting himself alight, Itzik Saidyan is said to have told social worker he couldn't go on any longer; Defense Ministry says he later told the worker everything was OK

Defense minister appoints vet who lost arm in Gaza to review ministry's treatment of disabled individuals after case of Itzik Saidyan shocks nation