Israeli reservist Daniel Edri, 24, was found dead in a burned-out car in the Birya Forest near Safed on Saturday after setting the vehicle ablaze. Edri had served extended reserve duty in Gaza and southern Lebanon and left a note saying, “I smell so many corpses and I can’t stand it anymore,” according to Israeli outlet Walla and corroborated by multiple Hebrew-language reports. His mother told Ynet that he had repeatedly described being haunted by the sights and smells of war and had recently lost two childhood friends in the Oct. 7 Nova music-festival attack. Haaretz reported that Edri, who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, was twice refused admission for psychiatric hospitalization in recent months. The newspaper’s tally shows at least 11 discharged reservists have died by suicide since Israel’s war in Gaza began in October 2023, underscoring a growing mental-health crisis within the Israel Defense Forces. Separately, an anonymous IDF reservist who served three tours in Gaza told Sky News in a rare on-camera interview that his unit in the 252nd Division was instructed to shoot anyone crossing invisible “no-go” lines in the Netzarim corridor, irrespective of whether the person was armed. He said the rules of engagement shifted with each commander and described the situation as “the Wild West,” alleging that some officers treated all Gazans as combatants. In a written response to Sky News, the IDF said it operates “in strict accordance with its rules of engagement and international law” and investigates any reports of wrongdoing. Edri’s death and the new testimony have intensified scrutiny of the psychological toll on Israeli soldiers and the conduct of military operations in Gaza.