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A disabled IDF veteran set himself on fire Sunday at a bus stop in Yahud, in central Israel.
The man, 45, was rushed to the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in serious condition. Medical sources said he was suffering from burns over more than 80% of his body.
According to available details, people who were standing near the man were able to extinguish the flames.
David Gilboa of the Disabled IDF Veterans' Association told that that his organization is familiar with the man's plight: "The circumstances that brought him to execute this act of desperation are financial. He has serious financial hardships.
"The bodies that are supposed to support him, i.e. the Defense Ministry and National Insurance Institute failed. This is exactly what we have been protesting the disregard and the abhorrent treatment of disabled IDF veterans, people who have given life and limb for this country.
"I'm afraid over 50,000 IDF veterans share his frustration. But I urge all of them do not follow this desperate act. Nothing is worth your life."
Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire - Israel News, Ynetnews
The man, 45, was rushed to the Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in serious condition. Medical sources said he was suffering from burns over more than 80% of his body.
According to available details, people who were standing near the man were able to extinguish the flames.
David Gilboa of the Disabled IDF Veterans' Association told that that his organization is familiar with the man's plight: "The circumstances that brought him to execute this act of desperation are financial. He has serious financial hardships.
"The bodies that are supposed to support him, i.e. the Defense Ministry and National Insurance Institute failed. This is exactly what we have been protesting the disregard and the abhorrent treatment of disabled IDF veterans, people who have given life and limb for this country.
"I'm afraid over 50,000 IDF veterans share his frustration. But I urge all of them do not follow this desperate act. Nothing is worth your life."
Disabled IDF veteran sets himself on fire - Israel News, Ynetnews