Overview
- Shalev set himself on fire in his car near the Odim/Netanya area after posting a farewell on Instagram describing unbearable pain.
- Israeli police opened an investigation, and members of the Nova Tribe community tried to reach him after seeing his message.
- His girlfriend, Mapal Adam, and friend, Hili Solomon, were killed at the Nova festival attack attributed to Hamas, and his mother died by suicide a week after the massacre.
- SafeHeart reports a threefold rise in survivors seeking psychiatric help, and another Nova survivor, 22-year-old Shirel Golan, died by suicide near an anniversary.
- Media reports describe a broader increase in suicides since October 7, with Corriere della Sera citing 42 suicides among soldiers who returned from Gaza and no updated civilian figures.