On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas initiated a surprise invasion of Israel from the Gaza Strip. As part of the attack, 364 civilians were killed and many more wounded by Hamas at the Supernova Sukkot Gathering, an open-air music festival during the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret near kibbutz Re'im. At least 40 hostages were also taken. This mass killing had the largest number of casualties out of a number of massacres targeting Israeli civilians in villages adjacent to the Gaza Strip, that occurred as part of the 7 October invasion, alongside those at the moshavim of Netiv HaAsara, Be'eri, Kfar Aza, Nir Oz and Holit.
At 6:30 am around sunrise, rockets were noticed in the sky. Around 7:00 am, a siren warned of an incoming rocket attack, prompting festivalgoers to flee. Subsequently, armed militants, dressed in military attire and using motorcycles, trucks and powered paragliders, surrounded the festival grounds and indiscriminately fired on individuals attempting to escape. Attendees seeking refuge in nearby locations, such as bomb shelters, bushes, and orchards, were killed while in hiding. Those who reached the road and parking were trapped in a traffic jam as militants fired at vehicles. The militants executed some wounded individuals at point-blank range as they crouched on the ground.
The details of the whereabouts and condition of the hostages are not publicly known.The massacre at the festival was the largest terror attack in Israel's history, and the worst Israeli civilian massacre ever.
it's um October 6th there was a huge party next
to Gaza Street this is Israel always been Israel never been Palestine safe area it's a Jewish
holiday and it's like a festival of love music alcohol you know this is a party thousands of
thousand people been here October 7 6:30 a.m. Hamas Isis from Gaza Lunes more than 300
missiles into that area and 3,000 of his terrorist entered to that area
and started to kill to murder to rape so many people remind me um or
600 people or 364 people 36 64
people died here in L than one or two hours I
think 44 people were taken from here to the to Gaza and you will see Gaza soon
it's like around one one mile from here some of them are still there and
you can see they bring them home now 600 yeah 364 people been murdered all right and um you won't see a lot but what I want
you to imagine is the cars here and there all over they were burned down by ISIS Hamas from
Gaza they burn down the bodies them I mean the people who been in in the car whil
e some of
them rape other women can you understand the difference between people and terrorists look at
the flourish look at the this is the best time to visit that area look at that wow so beautiful
so red red for me it's from Red from blood um if you are following my YouTube Channel there is a
video about what's happened here that I prepared and it will be on top of the video I will I will
add the link into it and you will you will see the cars you will see the bullet holes they are
peop
le try to hide themselves and on the way to the freedom they actually called their parents
and talked about what's happening to them most of them died sorry most of them been murdered
brutally murdered and what I want you to see is kind of a monument temporary Monument that
we build here uh we it's the families I think of uh the people here then follow me to see
it and I hope that you will understand that when I'm talking about I won't forget I won't I I
won't accept people who actually thi
nk that Hamas Palestinian terrorists are Freedom Fighters
I'm not going to accept it anymore not worth it think about you you are celebrating
at uh London and someone entering to your Club in kill you and then we
planted trees this is for Barak VI Barak D viid and Shani is right here
it's simple but so strong so strong shig gabai she was here and joined the party of FTI he was here and joined the party
and look how beautiful that place looks like every tree represent someone
who been murde
red or El Abu gidy GID on the king of the words I'm unroll here Noah no wow no of the of the see
it's part of U the song wow [Music] Shi like the sun of the word
your light will continue to light our let me take you to the other side to
see more of it if it's okay by you don't go away it's not an easy uh video it's not
a regular video but you must understand we need to survive if we will give up Hamas will
destroy Israel if we will give up Hamas will kill the Jews the Christians and actuall
y they
kill the Muslims as well uh of Israel if we will surrended the Christians are in a big
dangers and and and my guys the one who lives in Britain in Europe and even
in America you must have understand that you might be next let me take you
to the main event the main Memorial site see the cars here those are the people
who are here to visit siren if somethingone will happen we will have 10 seconds or 15 seconds
to find a shelter and this is a shelter a safe room this is the main event
you will see the pictures of 364
people who' been murdered sorry brutally murder I'm happy that it's uh it's a lot of people
are here to visit because I think no one can forget that anymore just want you to look at the
faces of those people he he is in a he was kidnapped Alec been murder he was murdered she was what you hear now it's the um canons of Israel bombing uh
this is south of uh south of uh Gaza the area of Rafa andus look at those pictures one picture I
will never forget there was
um father and a handicap a lady on wheelchair when
they killed them he tried to protect her both of them been murder a lot of those
people mainly the women but not only um been raped and you actually asking
me to forgive the Palestinian in Gaza you asking me to forgive people who
actually uh um prepare the I mean they celebrate when the Hamas killed them is that what
you ask me to do can I do that I can try but not now not now not now El oh that's the father and
the that's the father and
the child look at those faces of people of peace that was a
party of peace and love the Israelis most of them are people of Peace sadly the gazan people are
the opposite and we are freeing G AA from Hamas now we have here 500 students from all over
the Israel that are here to share their feeling here um who will talk now is a Survivor
from uh that event gilad is his name I don't know how to begin I didn't
know that I will be here on stage with so many people I'll go straight to that day we
were here of 50 between 50 to 100
friends uh in a party of 3,500 people in the party it was uh very famous one uh
people came from all over the world and um this is the central uh uh party area
the stage was there another area another big yard there he was dancing here at 6:30
right here in the main uh main uh and then the siren started they thought that it's
only Rockets they uh told the them they sto the music and told them to go out
of their place most of the cars were [Music] there yea
h and he was in in
a good mood and happy and he have to stop everything change his mood everyone were he took those few of his friends and he asked him
to get her all all the others uh even to leave the the quick man go straight to the car he went
from R 10 friends and he he actually check that they went to the to the um to the car he went
another he called he called uh his friends when he was in a car 10 minutes later they came they
started the engine and that's that's the first miracle co
uldn't uh he couldn't um start a car and
then I said I'm smoking Cate I don't mind about it he was um soldier from one of the best
platoon then he knew how to think they're thinking about Rockets then he got the message
from his friend that he already started to drive to the road the city but the terrorists
were already on the road uh targeting uh the people this is the road that we I'm going
to use some and she told him don't go there at the beginning they actually heard only
the Rockets
you had the one boom you had so many the shooting was it sounds was a little
bit far from here you were sure that it was um from um uh defense Which is far away from
one one km from here he told his friends no one talks now I'm the commander I'm the only
one who speaks they enter enter to the I don't know how many how many terrorists are here I
don't know if it's better to stay here to go out MET people that looks knows what's
happening and they say and they told him go out it's a very horr
i it's a
horrible event then they started to go to the other side not not and then they
turn right doesn't know where it goes but in knew that that way is not when they went
out it was like very crowded another boom and they were shooting there was a battle between
been 30 uh policemen with guns and hundreds of terrorists left part it's not
good it was crowded traffic J right them and say that there are there
are terrorists that the other side as well the C that actually um been before him
been Target and they didn't know what
to do because was like an AR traffic J of 300 cars and then um they were shooting
the road you saw a lot of people been he told his friends go outside the car
and ly in the tunnels next to the road um think about it a lot of them are drunk I'm
not sure I'm not talking about drugs but can understand that didn't understand what
happen saw so many people walking like some them them lie down don't look up he was here
they did it for half an hour shooting
all over of a bridge another 20 guys at the side of the tunnels went to the went to
the car to take his telephone and trying to understand what to do while was in a lot of people running to an open space a lot of them are inent some of them
sueded try get all these friends of his friends they were in a State of Shock
they couldn't move tried to count them down there's a lot of uh people been
uh uh with entrance full let's get everyone and come to here and let's try to
find the solution for
that came after 10 minutes he's looking for a place
that they can hide himself which is the closest place to 150 M next to him he so the bushes the polic mention that they wasn't all the friends run run for your life
now no one been actually came to the other side of the it was kind of a small
volley that you can hide himself there half hour to understand what to do
because there are a terrorist all around them was they tried to run away from they uh tried to go out the center of
Israel tho
ught that it was a very good idea to do that as well he said by foot we are we
are vulnerable me they can see us and theyed three his friends yeah that three of them will
go to bring back the car stay with the girls the car use it I working 20 minutes later it came to them started to [Music] go into the farm run away all all
the place were full with people who try to escape it was difficult for the
car to drive then they went back to the Convoy and then there was started
after five minutes
there ter started to shot and at at the agricultur area with all the
people there so that shooting getting closer and closer to him car behind him was the damage
with bullets the wheel and they knew that next and then say go out of the car he went through
the right side of the car other from the left side into the there was a lot of people but and it
look difficult to say but it was a difficult uh and it looked behind to see what's happening and saw a lot of people running a lot
of people f
alling because of bull next to him his friend was next to
his car he was frozen frozen when he saw terorist around he was shouting
him he went and told him to run when he ran he started to hear shooting next thr him um jump on his friend and hide
and try to protect her for two for two minutes they he actually said
maybe we'll understand that we are not alive and then he said 1 2 three
started to run and they came to the or they were in the event but um shoting wasn't
next name he met four
people four people there they didn't understand what's happening they were
sure that okay safe now because no one is shooting them and he got got him a call from his friend by talking with him the telephone put the telephone on tried to
convince them but they didn't want to continue terrorist are there they don't
know how long it's going to take them to actually went from one or to another um you can understand that they had no plan
I mean everything that they did it was like a lottery gosh
I think you got the message I'm
not supposed to to continue because you know that he is a liive I'm not sure that most of his
friends are alive but um you got the message you got the message I think that was an amazing
example I know that uh the ride that waited for me he will be mad at me because I I um I was
I was there for a long time but I think it was important for you to understand that you heard
the Cannons it's still a war time and uh I hope that we will find a solution for that but
the
only solution is to destroy Hamas that's how I see it and you know that I'm from the left party
I love people people are beautiful but Hamas are not people then uh for me the only way is to
end the story of Hamas I hope that less people been engent um I'm not sure I mean 80% of the
Palestinian there voted for Hamas and only now we are starting to hear uh uh the people AR uh in
Gaza that started to say that are against Hamas the only way to stop the war is to stop Hamas
cuz if you will
stop the war before that they will kill us this is the only way to survive thank
you very much for being with me in that horrible place can you imagine what's happened here now
yes you can thank you for being with me bye-bye
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The world needs to stand and support Israel. What they experienced on October 7th was pure evil. I pray for Israel and the IDF every day. God bless and keep all the Israeli safe. I pray for justice to all the victims of October 7th. Bring them home NOW! 🙏💙🇮🇱💙🙏
Beyond words, dear Zahi, beyond words…..
bless and thank you bro, praying for the peace of Jerusalem ... peace+love><>
One of my Shul's members in Johannesburg lost his niece and his brother at that festival. The surname is Perez. Another member of my Shul lost his 19 year old nephew who was in the army that day. The effects of this barbaric, monstrous and satanic act is felt in many places around the world. How can people lose their humanity in such a way as to do these things to innocent people? I always believed that evil people did not really exist. Now I have no doubt that evil exists. The initial shock, disbelief and controlled anger is now giving way to frustration and resentment over the plight of the hostages. I pray for the families who lost loved ones, but especially for the hostages for whom there is still hope.
I love the pictures it puts a face with the horrible statistics. It makes it impossible to just sweep them aside.
Greetings from England
So sad. Praying for all 😢 🙏 🇮🇱
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Zahi, when my husband and I were on tour in Israel in 1994, our tour guide told us that civilian/ reservists were allowed and encouraged to carry on them a machine gun and 30 rounds. This was just in case a 10/7 might happen. Is this still the law, was it repealed or altered? It should be law, because the terrorists would not have got as far if they were met with armed resistance from Israelies. I believe it was reservists who where allowed to keep their weapons since they are trained to use them.
Watching from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬..🙏
My heart is broken💔 Abba Father please pour your peace, grace and mercy down on these families who have suffered such an awful, senseless loss! 😢🙏😢 Thank you Zahi for taking us there and showing us the hurt, and loss....It hurts my heart for these families prayers ALWAYS for Israel, IDF and the hostages🙏💙🇮🇱💙🙏
Israel cannot stop no matter what my senile president here in the States says about a cease fire..
It makes me ill to think of what happened to all those who were raped, murdered, held hostage...it's just sickening.
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Just curious though, how was Hamas so easily able to come across one of the most secure borders in the world?
So sad.and horrible..it could be us! ✡🌳🕯🌹
SHALOM ZAHI SHALOM ISRAEL GOD BLESS ПОМИЛУЙ ДОРОГИЙ ГОСПОДИ БОЖЕ НАШ ПРОСТИ І СПАСИ НАРОД СВІЙ ІЗРАІЛЬ В ІМЯ ГОСПОДА НАШОГО ІСУСА АМІНЬ AMEN THANK YOU
Noa is dead.?😮God bless israel
Are we required by God Almighty to forgive the devil's henchmen? I don't know but I don't think so. Innocent people on both sides have died for nothing but evil. Murdered without provocation.