Bar Asraf Found Deceased in Apparent Suicide at Grave of Girlfriend Killed in October 7 Massacre
- On Saturday, Bar Asraf, 30, died by suicide at the Elkana cemetery grave of his girlfriend, Liron Barda, nearly three years after she was murdered in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.
- Barda worked as bar manager at the Nova music festival and was murdered during the October 7 attack while administering first aid to wounded attendees before she was killed.
- Described by his mother, Bracha, as "soulmates since childhood," Asraf and Barda shared a deep bond; he left a family wedding celebration on Saturday before being discovered at her grave by his sister, Lihi.
- Lihi recalled finding her brother covered in blood at the cemetery after relatives began searching for him when he left the celebration. "He died in the place he wanted to be most," she said.
- This tragedy highlights the psychological aftermath experienced by October 7 survivors and their families. Shiran Maor, chairman of trauma support organization SafeHeart, emphasized that trauma affects partners, relatives, and close friends coping with profound loss.
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Bar Asraf from the Sha’arei Tikva settlement killed himself at the grave of his best friend Liron Barda, who was killed by Hamas terrorists at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. His mother said that Bar rushed to look for Liron immediately after the attack. When he learned that she had been murdered, he could not come to terms with his loss. He later got a tattoo in her memory - he wore it with him every day. His sister described the mo…
After the Hamas attack, not only survivors suffer: many members of the Nova victims also struggle with loss and trauma.
Israeli man takes his own life at his girlfriend’s grave nearly three years after Hamas’ October 7 Nova massacre
In a tragic turn of events, an Israeli man took his own life at the grave of his partner, who was killed during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. Liron Barda had been helping wounded victims at the Nova Music Festival near Re’im when she was fatally wounded in the attack. Nearly three...
Israeli Man Shoots Himself On Grave Of Girlfriend Killed In October 7 Attack
30-year-old Bar Asraf was found dead on Liron Barda's grave on Saturday, three days after he danced at his brother's wedding. Although he seemed happy and sang and danced in excitement, he was "struggling".
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Boyfriend of Oct. 7 Massacre Victim Dead in Apparent Suicide at Her Grave
The boyfriend of one of the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks was found dead in an apparent suicide at her gravesite. Bar Asraf, 30, was discovered by family members Saturday evening with a gunshot wound to the chest at the Elkana Cemetery in the West Bank, at the grave of Liron Barda,...
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