Overview

• Israel Police opened an investigation after Shalev was discovered in a burning vehicle near Poleg Beach in Netanya on Friday.
• Hours before he was found, he posted a farewell message on Instagram saying he could not go on; his family later confirmed his death and requested privacy.
• Shalev survived the 2023 massacre in which his partner Mapal Adam and friend Hilly Solomon were killed, and he was shot while shielding Adam and played dead for hours.
• The Nova Tribe Community and support groups such as SafeHeart mourned his death and urged continued sensitivity and care, as politicians including Avigdor Liberman and Yair Golan called for stronger support for survivors.
• Some outlets reported CCTV showing him filling a fuel canister before the fire, a detail not yet formally verified, as wider debate persists over survivor suicides that the Health Ministry says are lower than some claims.