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Two years after her son was murdered at the Nova festival, Yelena ends her life

Two years after her son was murdered at the Nova festival, Yelena ends her life
world10/12/2025

Yelena Giler, who struggled with mental health issues, took her own life two years after her son Slava was murdered on October 7; Her son Sasha said she never recovered from the trauma and 'lost touch with reality'

Two years after her son Slava was killed in the October 7 Hamasmassacre, Yelena Giler ended her life on Thursday. Slava, a young man from Karmiel, was murdered at the Nova music festival. Since that day, her son Sasha said, she was unable to bear the... [1976 chars]