Israeli Survivor Of October 7th Terrorist Attack Sets Himself On Fire In Tragic Suicide

What a tragic incident.

An Israeli survivor of the October 7th terrorist attack committed suicide on the 2nd anniversary of the horrific attack.

Survivor, Roei Shalev, reportedly set himself on fire while inside of his car.

Shalev was shot and wounded at Nova festival near Re’im and played dead for several hours in order to survive.

Heartbreaking💔 October 7 survivor, Roei Shalev, took his own life last night, unable to bear the pain any longer after losing the love of his life, Mapal, who was murdered by Hamas on that horrific day.

May his memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/R8fYkfoTU5

— Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) October 11, 2025

The New York Post had a more detailed report on the tragic suicide:

An Israeli survivor of the Oct. 7 Nova music festival massacre — who witnessed his girlfriend’s execution at the hands of Hamas — committed suicide just days after the tragic second anniversary.

Roei Shalev, 28, was found dead in a burning car on a highway exit near Netanya on Friday evening, The Jerusalem Post reported.

CCTV footage captured Shalev at a gas station filling a canister with fuel shortly before his body was found, according to the report.

The traumatized survivor shared a goodbye message on his Instagram page prior to the grisly immolation — describing the pain and loss he has felt since the massacre that took his partner.

“I’m truly sorry. I can’t bear this pain any longer,” Shalev said in a heartbreaking message to Instagram Friday, the outlet reported. “I’m burning inside, and I can’t contain it anymore.

“Never in my life have I felt such pain and suffering — deep, burning, eating me from within. I just want this suffering to end. I’m alive — but inside, I’m already dead.”

On Oct. 7, 2023, Shalev was wounded during the Hamas attack on the Nova festival near Re’im, which he attended with his girlfriend 25-year-old Mapal Adam, according to The Times of Israel.

They hid under a truck and played dead for hours as blood-soaked chaos raged around them — until one terrorist fatally shot Adam at close range.

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Another 10/7 survivor committed suicide today. My heart is shattered…

When this war ends, I hope healing starts.

May your memory be a blessing Roei Shalev💔 pic.twitter.com/ip9BdNH7aP

— Ashira Solomon עשירה סולומון (@ashira_solomon) October 10, 2025

BBC reported Roei’s death is under investigation:

Israeli police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

Survivors of the Nova festival massacre said they were “heartbroken and deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend”.

“Roei was a pillar of strength within the community, and his death is an immeasurable loss for us,” they wrote in a post on Instagram.

“Sadly, many members of the Nova community are still experiencing traumatic moments daily since 7 October,” they said, asking everyone “to show constant awareness and emotional sensitivity the mental state of those affected” by those events.

About 1,200 people were killed, including more than 370 at the Nova music festival, and 251 taken hostage in the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 on southern Israel.

Israel responded by launching a military offensive that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.

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