In suicide note, couple in 80s said they wanted to die like ‘Romeo and Juliet’

The couple in their 80s found dead in a West Bank settlement planned the double suicide to avoid becoming a burden on their family members, Channel 12 reports, citing a note left at the scene.

“We wanted to die like Romeo and Juliet,” the note added, according to the report.

They also left individual gifts for their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, labeling them all with the name of the recipients.

The man then took his personal handgun and fatally shot his wife before turning the weapon on himself.

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