October 7 was the moment the music died. Rockets in the sky, death squads on their way. Hamas’ invasion of Israel had begun. The partygoers at the Nova Music Festival, a trance party just five kilometers from the Gaza Strip, were sitting ducks. Terrorists gunned them down as they fled for their lives, burned people alive in their cars as they tried to escape, and lobbed grenades into concrete shelters to blow them limb from limb. Unknown numbers were r*ped, even gang r*ped in the most horrifi...

True Grit | How Lahav Deri and His Brothers Survived the Nova Festival Massacre, and Went on to Fight Another Day

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True Grit | How Lahav Deri and His Brothers Survived the Nova Festival Massacre, and Went on to Fight Another Day

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