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.
Families share footage of hostages Bar Kupershtein, Maxim Herkin in Gaza
"We are dying here with a pulse, we don't feel human," the two said in the brief clip from the Hostages' Families Headquarters. "We are again 30 meters underground."
From Glastonbury to Nova: Free the dance floor of hate - opinion
Will EBU kick Israel out of Eurovision?
'I wanted to show what happened on Oct 7': Yariv Mozer discusses Emmy-winning doc.
Nova massacre documentary We Will Dance Again wins an Emmy
The harrowing documentary tells the story of the massacre through interviews with survivors and through video and audio clips made by the victims, survivors, and terrorists themselves.
IDF recovers three hostage bodies from Gaza Strip
The hostages are Yonatan Samerano, Shay Levinson, and Ofra Keidar, who were confirmed dead by the military and held in Hamas captivity since the October 7 massacre.
A year after my murdered daughter Shani’s burial, I was attacked for honoring her memory - opinon
Let the world see what Hamas did to my child. Let the world see what Islamist terrorists do to Jews.
Honoring David Newman: Six hundred days of grief, growth, and advocacy for Israel - opinion
For almost every one of the last 600 days, together with my fellow founders, I’ve had the honor to tell David’s story and to work for the people and the State of Israel.
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."
An October 7 hero: The story of Nova music festival's Janusz Korczak
From his perch amplifying the trance music on October 7, Matan Lior took charge and saved dozens of lives.
Serbia’s Pres. Vucic to 'Post': I asked my Arab friends to save hostage Alon Ohel - exclusive
In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview at the Presidential Palace in Belgrade, President Vučić touched on Serbia-Israel relations, the Gaza war, Serbia's EXPO 2027 exposition, and more.
600 days of reporting on tragedy has me questioning my path, here’s how I keep going - comment
"After 600 days, I am experiencing a sense of burnout that very few people across the news industry can really relate to."
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.
My Word: Yuval Raphael shines at Eurovision despite international political clashes
Israel's Yuval Raphael carried her head high in a show of grace and strength at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.
Eurovision head defends vote system that gave Israel first place in televotes
“The televoting system currently used in Eurovision is considered the most advanced in the world today," Eurovision director said.
