A British citizen is among dozens of festival attendees who are missing, kidnapped or presumed dead

The Israeli rescue service Zaka says its paramedics removed more than 260 bodies from a music festival that came under attack by Hamas militants.

The total figure of bodies found is expected to be higher, as other paramedic teams were also working in the area and Zaka added that the bodies “haven’t all been collected yet”.

Early on Saturday morning, Hamas targeted Nova music festival, a techno rave in the desert near the border with Gaza.

Videos shared on social media and by Israeli news outlets showed dozens of festival-goers running through an open field as gunshots rang out. Many hid in nearby fruit orchards or were gunned down as they fled.

  • BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social
    9·
    1 year ago

    A take I read earlier today is that Hamas tries to kill as many Jews as possible, Israel tries to kill as few Palestinian citizens as possible, and neither side is very successful.

    Sounds about right really.

    • flossdaily@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I don’t think that’s a great assessment. Israel is much better at avoiding civilian casualties than even the United States.

      If they are the best in the world at minimizing civilian casualties during military operations, your definition of “very successful” might need some reexamination.