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Mother of Nova victim dies by suicide 2 years after Oct. 7 onslaught
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
Left: Slava Giler, who was murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023; right: His mother Yelena Giler, who died by suicide on October 9, 2025. (Courtesy)
Yelena Giler, 56, mother of Slava Giler, who was murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, died by suicide on Thursday, two days after the second anniversary of the massacre, Hebrew media reports.
“From that dark day, she was never the same,” wrote Slava’s brother, Alex “Sasha” Giler, in a social media post.
Slava was laid to rest in Karmiel two years ago. Yelena is set to be buried beside him today at the Karmiel Cemetery, according to Israel Hayom. The public is invited to attend, pay their respects, and offer support to the family.
Her death came one day before Roei Shalev, a Nova survivor, also died by suicide on Friday night.
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