Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityUnder current law, soldiers who die by suicide after completing their military service are not entitled to military funerals or burial in military cemeteries, even when a direct link to their service is establishedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeTom Levinson06:15 PM • May 25 2026 IDTIsrael's High Court of Justice indicated Monday that recognizing former soldiers who die by suicide after their military service as fallen IDF soldiers would require legislative change rather than a court ruling alone.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFIsrael Supreme CourtMental HealthCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump: Saudi Arabia, Qatar Should Join Abraham Accords as Iran Deal Takes ShapeIsrael's Arab Parties United. Power Struggles Still Stand in the WayIsrael Has Killed 890 Palestinians in Gaza Since the 'Cease-fire.' Here's HowIsraeli Tech Firm Wix Plans Layoffs of 800–1,000 Employees Worldwide'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in Kentucky'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`World Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth