Nova Festival Victims Memorial

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Nova Festival Victims Memorial
אנדרטת נרצחי פסטיבל נובה
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View of the Memorial
Nova Festival Victims Memorial
Location Eshkol Regional Council, Israel
Coordinates 31°23′52″N34°28′18″E / 31.39778°N 34.47167°E / 31.39778; 34.47167
Dedicated toThe victims of the Nova music festival massacre

The Nova Festival Victims Memorial (Hebrew : אנדרטת נרצחי פסטיבל נובה) is a monument commemorating the victims of the Nova music festival massacre during October 7 attacks. It is located in the Re'im parking lot near Re'im in the Southern District of Israel, where the festival took place on October 6–7, 2023. [1] [2] [3]

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Background

Festival

On the night between October 6 and 7, 2023, the Supernova Sukkot Gathering it took place in the Gaza envelope, located in the western Negev desert, [4] approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) from the Gaza–Israel barrier, near Re'im. [5] [6]

Massacre

On the morning of October 7, 2023, at 6:30 a.m., which was around sunrise, rockets launched from the Gaza Strip were noticed in the sky. [7] [1] Around 7:00 a.m., a siren warned of an incoming rocket attack, prompting festivalgoers to flee. [8] Subsequently, armed militants for the Al-Qassam Brigades from Hamas, dressed in military attire and using motorcycles, trucks and powered paragliders, surrounded the festival grounds and indiscriminately fired on individuals attempting to escape. [9] [10] The massacre at the festival was the largest terror attack in Israel's history, [10] and the worst Israeli civilian massacre ever. [11]

The Memorial

Photos of the victims from the party are displayed at the memorial in the Re'im parking lot. At the site where the massacre occurred, a memorial was established in memory of the victims. On Tu BiShvat 5784, the families of the victims planted trees in memory of their loved ones, and the Jewish National Fund (JNF) erected posts displaying photos of the murdered and kidnapped, along with Israeli flags. At the base of these posts, artists from across the country placed red anemone sculptures, symbolizing the flowers that bloom in the nearby Re'im forest during winter and serving as a metaphor for the young lives lost. [12] [13] [14]

Additionally, members of the civilian emergency response team displayed a sign with the message: "Bring Them Home Now," along with a fabric adorned with paintings of 40 colorful butterflies, representing the number of people kidnapped from the party. [2] [15]

Since the massacre, thousands have visited the site to lay wreaths. School groups, security personnel, delegations from abroad, and others regularly visit the memorial. [1] [16] [17] [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kershner, Isabel (13 May 2024). "Israelis Visit Nova Festival Site for National Day of Mourning". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "חרבות ברזל: מקומות שמומלץ לבקר ביישובי עוטף עזה שנפגעו". mako. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ↑ AFP News Agency (13 December 2023). A memorial at site of Nova festival to remember the victims of Hamas attack on October 7 | AFP . Retrieved 20 June 2024– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Borschel-Dan, Amanda (7 October 2023). "Thousands flee rocket and gunfire at all-night desert 'Nature Party'; dozens missing". The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Gillett, Francesca (8 October 2023). "How an Israel music festival turned into a nightmare after Hamas attack". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Morris, Loveday; Piper, Imogen; Sohyun Lee, Joyce; George, Susannah (8 October 2023). "How a night of dancing and revelry in Israel turned into a massacre". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Eyewitness & Survivor Stories from Inside the Massacre". October7. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hamas gunmen open fire on hundreds at music festival in southern Israel". CBS News. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. ↑ DeBre, Isabel; Biesecker, Michael (9 October 2023). "Israeli survivors recount terror at music festival, where Hamas militants killed at least 260". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. 1 2 "What to know about the deadly Hamas attack on an Israeli music festival". Al Jazeera. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Browne, David; Dillon, Nancy; Grow, Kory (15 October 2023). "'They Wanted to Dance in Peace. And They Got Slaughtered'. Israel's Supernova festival celebrated music and unity. It turned into the deadliest concert attack in history". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Amir Cohen (24 January 2024). קק״ל נוטעת עצים בחניון רעים -"יש המשכיות" (קק״ל x כיפה) . Retrieved 20 June 2024– via YouTube.
  13. ↑ ""יש המשכיות" - האם השכולה נטעה עץ המסמל תקווה בחניון רעים בו נרצח בנה". כיפה (in Hebrew). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  14. ↑ ""מחווה מרגשת ומצמררת בדמעות": נטיעת עצים חדשים במתחם הנובה לזכר ההרוגים". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). 22 January 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  15. ↑ Zoya Vaisbein (9 March 2024). חניון רעים, עצים לזכר הנרצחים, 9.3.2024 . Retrieved 20 June 2024– via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "» Never Forgotten: Memorializing the Victims of the Nova Massacre" . Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  17. ↑ Zitser, Joshua. "Israeli tour guides say leading groups to October 7 terror sites is the only way for them to make money now". Business Insider. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  18. ↑ ari (29 March 2024). "Resilience Amidst Ruins: A Journey Through the Gaza Envelope". Exclusive Israel Tours. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

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