Hundreds of revellers were killed at Israel's Supernova festival over the weekend as Hamas launched a brutal attack.
The event, which was scheduled to coincide with the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah, was sold as a celebration of "friends, love and infinite freedom".But it quickly erupted into chaos as Hamas gunmen arrived on the site in paragliders, motorbikes and pick-up trucks.At least 260 were killed in the attack, with many still missing and believed to be either dead or taken hostage.
One video showed people heading to fields east of the site while another from north of the festival showed local police setting up a perimeter as festival-goers took cover. Dashcam footage shows festival-goers shot at point-blank range - 9.30amDashcam footage from a vehicle at the site showed members of Hamas taking a man away inside the festival site.One man could be seen hiding behind a car but he was quickly spotted and executed.
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