But the tragedies didn’t end there. More heartbreaking events would unfold in this family’s life. Last week, just days after the second anniversary of the massacre, Roei Shalev, 30, was found dead inside a burning car north of Tel Aviv.

Hours before his death, he posted a heart-wrenching message on social media:

“Please don’t be angry with me, please. No one will ever understand me, and that’s okay because you can’t understand. I just want this suffering to end. I’m alive, but inside everything is dead.”

Mapal’s sister posted photo

Friends and family scrambled to find him after the post, fearing the worst. Emergency services later discovered his body near Netanya, and Israeli police have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

Mapal’s sister, television presenter Maayan Adam, posted a photo of the couple on Saturday with a heartbreaking caption: