Testimony Excerpt
A group of friends went to Nova Festival to celebrate Maor's birthday. They had an extraordinarily fun time. At the 6:20, with the sunrise, there was a Red Alert.
The Full Testimony
Testimony of
Maor Ben Yair
A group of friends went to Nova Festival to celebrate Maor's birthday. They had an extraordinarily fun time. At the 6:20, with the sunrise, there was a Red Alert. Initially, everyone laid down until Maor's friend called for everyone to get up and leave. They managed to exit the traffic jam at the parking lot entrance, and made their way through the grounds until they reached the road. In every direction they traveled, they encountered terrorists. They decided to abandon the vehicle and escape on foot. However, they were fired at for hours, no matter which direction they went. They eventually found refuge in the greenhouses of Moshav Patish, where they met the military security coordinator. The coordinator directed the survivors of the Nova massacre towards the settlement where the residents provided them with shelter, food, and transportation to Beer Sheva. It took days for Maor to comprehend the full extent of the disaster.
Place of the event:
Nova
Name:
Maor Ben Yair
Organization:
None
Language:
English
Credit:
Date: 20.10.2023
Interview: Brit Leibovitz
Photography: Yael Hadrian
Video Editing: Shira Livne
Content Editing: Shahar Cohen
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