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Nova festival survivor dies two years after girlfriend shot dead as he shielded her

Roi Shalev, who survived the 2023 Nova Festival massacre where 364 were killed, died by suicide after struggling with trauma and grief following his girlfriend's death.

  • An Israeli survivor of a 2023 Hamas attack on a music festival was found dead near Tel Aviv after leaving a social media message about wanting his suffering to end.
  • Roei Shalev's girlfriend was killed in the attack, which left over 370 dead at the Nova music festival and led to a military offensive killing over 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
  • Survivors said Shalev was a 'pillar of strength' in their community and his death was an 'immeasurable loss', urging awareness of trauma experienced by those affected by the attack.
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The suicide of a survivor of the massacre by Hamas on October 7, 2023 at the Nova Music Festival, sparked a wave of emotion in Israel on Saturday.

·Montreal, Canada
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Roei Shalev's body was discovered on Friday, October 10, in his burnt car. If he had survived the Hamas massacre at the Nova Festival, he had never been able to endure the death of his companion and best friend.

·Paris, France
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Ynet News broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Saturday, October 11, 2025.
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