On 7 October 2023, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian nationalist political organization Hamas, initiated a sudden attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. As part of the attack, 364 individuals, mostly civilians, were killed and many more wounded at the Supernova Sukkot Gathering, an open-air music festival during the Jewish holiday of Shemini Atzeret near kibbutz Re'im. Hamas also took 40 people hostage, and men and women were reportedly subject to sexual and gender-based violence.
The Israel-Hamas conflict has been marked by pivotal moments of violence and tension. The war escalated dramatically on October 7,..
Noam Ben David was dancing with her boyfriend David at the Nova Music Festival, when Hamas carried out their terror attack last..