Overview

• Shalev was found in a burning car near Poleg Beach in Netanya hours after posting that he could not go on anymore on Instagram.
• Israeli police said an investigation is underway, while his family confirmed his death and requested privacy.
• CCTV footage reported by local media showed him at a gas station filling a fuel canister shortly before his body was discovered.
• He survived the Oct. 7, 2023 Nova festival attack in which his girlfriend, Mapal Adam, and friend, Hilly Solomon, were killed, and he was shot while trying to shield Adam.
• Survivor groups and charities, along with politicians including Avigdor Liberman and Yair Golan, mourned Shalev and urged expanded, long‑term mental‑health care for those affected by the massacre.