At least 1,360 doctors leave Israel since 2023 in healthcare brain drain

At least 1,360 doctors leave Israel since 2023 in healthcare brain drain Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 11:12 Researchers recorded 416 departures in 2023, 530 in 2024, and an initial estimate of 419 in 2025 Doctors wheel a patient to safety at Soroka Hospital following an Iranian missile attack in Beersheba, southern Israel, on 19 June (AFP/John Wessels) Off At least 1,360 doctors have left Israel since 2023, according to new research. The number, equivalent to an entire hospital, refers to those