Breaking: Shocking Footage Reveals Terrifying Incident at Israel Festival
Gaza militants mercilessly gun down festival-goers at close range before ruthlessly robbing them of their possessions, as chilling dashcam footage confirms Desperate families now scour the area for their missing loved ones, who had sought refuge during the horrifying ordeal
Gaza militants engaged in a horrific attack on an all-night music festival in southern Israel. Verified by CNN, a newly released car dashcam video shows the militants shooting and killing attendees at close range, and subsequently plundering their possessions. This disturbing footage, along with videos capturing distressing kidnappings during the event, has deeply affected families anxiously awaiting information about their missing loved ones. These coordinated attacks prompted Israel to declare war on Sunday.
Israeli authorities have reported the discovery of approximately 260 corpses near the location of the Nova festival, situated outside Reim. The footage captured earlier depicted exuberant revelers, both Israeli and foreign, joyfully dancing in the desert shortly after daybreak on Saturday. Numerous individuals who managed to survive this tragic incident are now believed to be among the 100 or so hostages allegedly held by the militant organization Hamas in Gaza. This information has been corroborated by acquaintances and relatives who have observed them in videos circulating on various social media platforms.
The CNN-verified dashcam video provides a glimpse into the terrifying situation as militants seized control of the festival, using deadly force to prevent some attendees from leaving.
Starting at 9:23 a.m. as indicated by its timecode, the first clip captures the scene almost three hours after the initial explosions were reported at the Nova festival.
Dashcam video reveals militants attacking a music festival in rural southern Israel.
Video footage captured by CNN shows a militant yelling while aiming his machine gun at a man who seeks shelter near a car. The absence of audio makes it difficult to determine whether the militant fired a warning shot or actually wounded the civilian. Later, the injured individual is observed being escorted away, leaving his destiny uncertain.
In the video footage, a second person can be observed lying on the ground behind a car. This individual initiates movement, and soon after, another militant emerges on screen, taking aim at the person and subsequently firing a shot before departing the scene. As a result, the person on the ground ceases all movement.
In a separate video captured by the dashcam, specifically recorded at 12:09 p.m., two militants can be seen approaching the body of the second individual. They proceed to search through the person's pockets, with one of them retrieving an item and placing it into his own back pocket.
In under three minutes, militants seize a woman from the rear of the vehicle. They proceed to take her away, while also extracting the contents of a suitcase from another car to be plundered.
The footage resumes at 12:14 p.m., revealing the captured woman reappearing. With her hands raised in the air, she seems to be gesturing towards the festival grounds.
Dirt and dust are seen flying as bullets hit the ground around her. Next to the emptied suitcase and open trunk, she takes cover again. Her fate is unknown.
Families search for missing children
Ricarda Louk's final glimpse of her daughter, Shani, was in the back of a pickup truck bound for the Gaza Strip. This densely populated coastal enclave, spanning just 140 square miles, is home to nearly 2 million individuals.
Shani Louk in a post from her Instagram.
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After hearing the sound of rockets and alarms in southern Israel, she contacted her daughter to ensure she was in a safe place. Shani informed her mother that she was at the festival, which was hosted in an open field where finding shelter was limited. Social media posts shared aerial footage that depicted numerous cars parked near the festival entrance, some of which were burnt, while others had broken windows and open doors.
According to Ricarda, Shani was attempting to approach one of the vehicles when her mother intervened. Ricarda informed CNN that as Shani was heading towards her car, military personnel surrounded the vehicles and opened fire to prevent people from reaching their cars, even if to evacuate. It was during this chaotic situation that Shani was apprehended.
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The mother has only the unsettling video of her daughter in the pickup truck and two instances of someone trying to use Shanis credit card in Gaza following the abduction as clues to her daughters location.
In the video, she appears completely still. One of the assailants, armed with a rocket propelled grenade launcher, casually rests his leg on her waist, while the other tightly grips a handful of her dreadlocks. They cheer in exclamation, proclaiming "Allahu Akbar," which translates to "God is great" in Arabic.
Ricarda holds onto a glimmer of hope, longing for a reunion with her daughter. However, the circumstances are undeniably grim.
"It appears quite disheartening, yet my hope persists. I fervently wish that they refrain from using human lives as bargaining chips. I hold on to the glimmer of faith that she may yet be alive, somewhere out there. With no other recourse, I strive to maintain my belief," she uttered.
In one video that went viral, Noa Argamani, was shown being kidnapped from the festival.
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Like Ricarda Louk, Yakov Argamani last saw his daughter on one of the cellphone videos that have emerged in the aftermath of Saturdays raid.
Noa Argamani, a 25-year-old woman, was captured on video begging for assistance while being transported on a motorcycle by Hamas militants at the festival location. Her distraught father, Yakov, was unable to articulate his shock and sorrow upon witnessing the footage, stating, "I was unable to comprehend it... I didn't wish to accept the reality."
Yakov Argamani (left), Shlomit Marciano (center) and Leora Argamani (right) told CNN they're anxious to hear news of missing daughter and friend Noa Agramani.
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Noa was attending the festival with her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, who is also seen being led away by militants.
According to Noa's childhood friend, Shlomit Marciano, who was present to support her family during their interview with CNN, the text messages they received indicated that their friends had been concealing themselves for several hours while the militants caused havoc at the festival location. Around 10 a.m., Noa's father received a text from the couple, assuring that they were unharmed, almost four hours after the initial reports of the attack. Marciano mentioned that other friends also sent desperate text messages, pleading for assistance.
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Video shows militants take festival goers hostage
There has been no contact since then. It is believed that they were abducted at 12 o'clock. It is likely that they spent three or four hours hiding and pleading for help. They began hiding after hearing the sounds of massacres and shooting. Eventually, the militants discovered their location," Marciano explained. Marciano further noted that Yakov is now depending on his faith.
"He believes in God. Hes praying that shes okay. And she will come back to him, to the family and to us safely. Shes their only child."
