Overview

• Israeli police said they opened an investigation after Shalev’s body was found in a burned vehicle near Netanya.
• Hours before his death, he posted a farewell on Instagram describing unbearable pain, indicating an apparent suicide.
• Shalev survived the Oct. 7, 2023 Nova attack in which his partner Mapal Adam and close friend Hili Solomon were killed, and his mother died by suicide weeks later.
• The Nova Tribe survivors’ association and opposition politicians including Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Golan urged expanded mental‑health support for victims of the attacks.
• Suicide figures linked to Nova survivors remain disputed, with local reports of dozens challenged by the Health Ministry, which said the tally was under 10 as of April 2024.