FESTIVAL MASSACRE: HAMAS MURDERS AT LEAST 260 YOUNG PEOPLE, HUNDREDS STILL MISSING, FEARED KIDNAPPED
FESTIVAL MASSACRE: HAMAS MURDERS AT LEAST 260 YOUNG PEOPLE, HUNDREDS STILL MISSING, FEARED KIDNAPPED
Emergency group ZAKA says 260 bodies of people slain by terrorists at rave, as families seek answers
Ticker - OCTOBER 9, 2023
In a shocking act of barbaric violence, Hamas terrorists stormed an outdoor music festival in southern Israel, murdering hundreds of attendees. 260 bodies have been collected, and that is expected to be just a fraction of the total body count. This event now stands as the most gruesome in Israel’s history and with% the highest death toll.
The festival, known as Nova, was a nighttime event that drew a crowd of around 3,000 young Israelis. Footage from the scene portrayed panicked festival-goers fleeing across open spaces and seeking shelter in nearby orchards.
Those who escaped described a chilling sequence of events: terrorists, having possibly obtained prior information about the gathering, launched a coordinated assault. They surrounded the unsuspecting crowd, opening fire and killing numerous attendees. Even as the initial attack subsided, these armed individuals scoured the area, targeting those who were hiding, either executing them or taking them captive.
ZAKA, a volunteer organization responsible for handling post-disaster victim remains, has verified the recovery of 260 bodies from the location close to Kibbutz Re’im.
While the tragic death toll continues to mount, there’s an underlying sense of apprehension and uncertainty, complicated by the government inability to cope with the sheer magnitude of the challenge. Families are fervently searching for their loved ones. Some are hoping against hope that their relatives might be among the unidentified deceased, but a grim reality looms large with fears that many have been abducted and taken to Gaza. It’s currently suspected that over 100 individuals are being held by terror factions within Gaza. Islamic Jihad claimed to hold 30 and Hamas is believed to hold in excess of 100.