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Question
Thank you for your response. What about pikuach nefesh? Should one kill themselves because of the risk of other people dying?
Answer
Definitely not, as is clear from the Talmud (Bava Metzia 62a)!! Only in the Israeli army, when the issue is saving Israel is there room for such self-sacrifice and altruistic behavior.

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