Meeting with head of IDF disabled veterans group, PM admits mental health care services out of date, says 'terrible injustice' to be rectified by cabinet decision within two weeks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

After veteran with PTSD self-immolates in apparent protest against Defense Ministry, treatment options come under intense scrutiny

Demonstrators bearing signs reading 'We are all Itzik Saidyan' protest outside Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department offices

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The radical shift from Memorial Day to Independence Day isn't automatic. It requires respect, care and attention for those whose lives were wrecked in our defense

'We are responsible' for condition of Gaza veteran Itzik Saidyan, laments director-general; IDF chief visits critically injured ex-soldier