This Is The Moment That Palestinian Militant Group Hamas Stormed A Music Festival In Israel

The Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked a music festival near the Gaza Strip as part of its surprise attack against Israel, taking hostages and killing at least 260 people. On Saturday, Oct. 7, Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls the Gaza Strip, launched an unprecedented, surprise attack on Israel. Hamas managed to breach the Gaza border, which Israel has kept tightly guarded, preventing the free movement of people to and from Gaza. It is unclear how far Hamas got beyond the border, but it manage to breach 15 security points and attacked 22 locations in Israel, according to the Guardian. One of the locations attacked included a trance music festival, The Tribe of Nova, happening in a desert field in Kibbutz Re’im around 5.3 kilometers from Gaza. According to witnesses, rockets initially appeared in the sky, followed by gunfire, which some mistook for music. Video footage verified by AP and Reuters showed young people fleeing the scene as gunfires ar
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