Nova music festival

The Nova music festival was a trance music festival that took place on October 6 and 7, 2023, in Re'im in southern Israel, and was the site of a brutal Hamas massacre as part of the October 7 massacre. 

The festival saw around 3,500 people attend, but in the end, 364 people were murdered by Hamas terrorists, and dozens of others captured and taken back to Gaza as hostages.

The incident was one of the worst massacres of civilians in Israeli history, and was among the most brutal incidents to occur on October 7.

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Outrage as European rabbi refuses to pray for 'left-wing' Oct 7 hostages who 'destroyed Israel'

The rabbi made the remarks during the RCE’s annual conference in Krakow, Poland, when he said, “If they belong to Meretz, I will not pray for them… They danced at Nova? They deserve what they get."

 THE SITE of the Nova music festival massacre.

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From his perch amplifying the trance music on October 7, Matan Lior took charge and saved dozens of lives.

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 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

Israeli consul-general brings NY diplomats to Nova site, vows to keep horrors in world's memory

The visit, organized with the American Jewish Committee (AJC), included the consuls general of Argentina, Bulgaria and Slovakia.

 Israeli Consul General in New York Ofir Akunis leads delegation to the site of the Nova Music Festival.

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 Yuval Raphael in the Eurovision final.

Yuval Raphael to perform in Nova community memorial concert in Tel Aviv

Following her triumphant performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel over the weekend, Yuval Raphael will share her talents with a home audience.

 Yuval Raphael at the Eurovision final, May 17, 2025.

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