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Nova Festival Survivor Roei Shalev Found Dead in Apparent Suicide Near Netanya

The case underscores lingering trauma from the Oct. 7 massacre that killed his partner as well as a close friend.

Overview

  • Shalev, 29, was discovered in a burning car off a highway near Netanya shortly after posting a farewell message on Instagram describing unbearable pain.
  • Surveillance footage reportedly showed him filling a fuel can at a gas station before firefighters located his body in the vehicle.
  • Israeli police said they have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the death.
  • His family issued a statement confirming the death and requesting privacy, and the Nova Tribe Community remembered him as a pillar of their group.
  • Shalev survived being shot in the back during the Nova-Festival attack in 2023, lost his partner Mapal Adam and close friend Hili Solomon, and his mother died by suicide soon after.