Gaza: 260 Bodies Recovered From Israel Music Festival After Weekend Attack

At least 260 bodies have been found at the site of an Israeli music festival following Saturday’s attack by Hamas, according to Israeli rescue service Zaka.

Hamas gunmen shot at fleeing attendees and took others hostage at the festival in a rural farmland area near the Gaza-Israel border, according to social media videos and accounts from festivalgoers.

The terrifying attack was just one of multiple locations hit on Saturday morning by the most sustained and coordinated assault inside Israel ever carried out by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group designated as a terror organization by the United States, European Union and Israel.

People run across an empty field away from gunshots at a music festival near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, October 7.
People run across an empty field away from gunshots at a music festival near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, October 7. From Instagram

The outdoor Nova Festival event was supposed to be an all-night dance party, celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.