Psyduck music festival massacre

Psyduck music festival massacre
Psyduck music festival massacre
Part of the 7 October attacks on Israel
Native name	הטבח במסיבת פסיידאק
Location	Eshkol Regional Council, Israel
Coordinates	31°19′20″N34°24′00″E / 31.32222°N 34.40000°E
Date	7 October 2023;12 months ago; Starting c. 7 am (UTC+3)
Target	Civilians
Attack type	Mass shooting
Weapons	Firearms including AK-type assault rifles, hand grenades
Deaths	17
Perpetrator	al-Qassam Brigades ; Al-Quds Brigades

Last updated October 08, 2024

Psyduck was a small trance music festival that took place in the open fields between Kibbutz Nir Oz and Kibbutz Nirim, about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the border of Gaza. The rave hosted about 100 participants. On 7 October 2023 morning, as part of the surprise attack on Israel, the Qassam Brigades (the militant wing of the Hamas party) attacked the Psyduck festival, murdering 17 Israeli partygoers.

Gathering

For five years, Psyduck music gatherings were held once every two months, with the location of the party kept a secret. In many cases, even the organizers didn't know where the party would take place until right before the event began. The 2023 location was a pastoral-looking wadi between Nir Oz and Nirim, was chosen by one of the party organizers, Moshe Amzaleg, from Tifrah in Eshkol regional council. The party was arranged as a covert gathering, funded by the participants and without police authorization and undisclosed to the authorities.^[1]^[2]

Approximately 100 people took part in the event, which was considerably smaller compared to the well-known Nova festival near Re'im.^[1]

Attack

The party started on 6 October around midnight. On the early morning of 7 October, while people were dancing to sound of music, a barrage of rockets started. Partygoers quickly realized that this was no ordinary barrage. According to the testimonies of survivors, a motorized Hamas paraglider came near the party venue, but did not attack them. After that, Palestinian militants arrived at the venue by foot and motorized vehicles from the Gaza Strip. As the shooting increased, some of the festival participants decided to run away, while others stayed hiding until the arrival a few hours later of the Israel Defense Forces.^[3]

Some of those who decided to flee encountered Al-Qassam militants, and were killed while trying to escape on the roads, in shelters, or at nearby kibbuzim, Nirim, Nir-Oz and Kissufim. In total, seventeen of the festival participants were killed.^[1]

Aftermath

The National Insurance Institute formally recognized the experiences and trauma of the survivors of the Psyduck festival. Survivors can submit claims for recognition as victims of work-related injuries and as casualties of hostile actions. They are entitled to several benefits, such as financial assistance, medical and psychological support, legal aid and compensation for any lost or damaged property.^[4]^[5]

Family members of victims of the two festivals gathered to create the Party Youth Forum, to demand the immediate establishment of a third party committee to investigate any potential negligence leading up to the 7 October attacks.^[6]

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References

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↑ ""דיברנו עם מוקד 105, עם המשטרה, עם זק״א. הם כל פעם מחדש בשוק שהייתה עוד מסיבה״". המקום הכי חם (in Hebrew). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
↑ Ntaib, Arnold (10 October 2023). "לא רק ברעים: המסיבה הנוספת בדרום שמשתתפיה טרם שבו הביתה" [Not only in Re'im: the other party in the south whose participants have not yet returned home]. www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
↑ "Victims of the Nova and Psyduck festivals -". www.btl.gov.il. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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↑ ToI Staff (12 December 2023). "Alleging Government Mishandling, Families of Rave Massacre Victims Demand Answers". The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

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[ynet-1] 1 2 3 שמעוני, מור (1 December 2023). ""כשעלה הבוקר התחיל מטח, כל אחד רץ למקום אחר" | הטבח במסיבה המחתרתית" [When morning came, a barrage of rockets started and everyone scattered | The massacre at the underground party]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[2] ""דיברנו עם מוקד 105, עם המשטרה, עם זק״א. הם כל פעם מחדש בשוק שהייתה עוד מסיבה״". המקום הכי חם (in Hebrew). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[3] Ntaib, Arnold (10 October 2023). "לא רק ברעים: המסיבה הנוספת בדרום שמשתתפיה טרם שבו הביתה" [Not only in Re'im: the other party in the south whose participants have not yet returned home]. www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[4] "Victims of the Nova and Psyduck festivals -". www.btl.gov.il. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[5] "List of rights of Nova and Psyduck festival survivors" (PDF). www.gov.il (in Hebrew). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2023.

[6] ToI Staff (12 December 2023). "Alleging Government Mishandling, Families of Rave Massacre Victims Demand Answers". The Times of Israel . Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

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