Residents of Zionist city suffering trauma

Many Zionists in the Sderot city suffer severe psychological trauma picked during the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza last summer.

The Israeli government however could deploy only one psychiatrist for 22,000 people living in the city that is located close to Gaza.

Despite data indicating a rise in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates among locals and requests for psychological help, such services are sparse in the area.

This is while one psychiatrist passed away and another has been ill for a long period of time, leaving the frustrated patients with practically nowhere to turn to for emotional care, with only one psychiatrist left working in the city.

"Not only was the reinforcement not given, but the Sderot residents who need psychological support and individual therapy are left untreated. We were contacted by worried locals who sense severe neglect on the part of those responsible for mental health services," wrote local medics in a letter to the Israeli health ministry.