By New York Post (World News) | Created at 2024-10-21 13:10:08 | Updated at 2024-10-22 15:35:02
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A young woman who survived Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, massacre at the Supernova music festival in southern Israel died by suicide on her 22nd birthday after a battle with post-traumatic stress disorder, her family said.
Shirel Golan’s heartbroken family said she had been hospitalized twice since the massacre, which killed approximately 1,200 Israelis and saw another 250 taken hostage. She was found found dead in apartment on Sunday.
Shirel Golan, a Nova festival survivor has tragically been found dead on her 22nd birthday after taking her own life.
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Golan’s family blame the Israeli government for turning a blind eye on survivors. @shirel.golan/Instagram“I saw that she had symptoms of post-traumatic stress, such as withdrawing and distancing herself from her friends. I asked her to take care of herself,” her brother Eyal told Hebrew media, according to the Times of Israel.
Golan’s family blame the Israeli government for turning a blind eye on survivors.
“If the state had taken care of her, none of this would have happened,” Eyal said.
“She said that she doesn’t get any help from the state. She said that she only gets aid from the [Tribe of Nova Community Association].”
The Welfare and Social Services Ministry, however, denied the family’s claims, saying Golan was “recognized and treated in the welfare system even before October 7 and especially after,” according to Ynet news.
