Nova music festival
Coverage of Nova music festival in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Come in for one minute’: Israeli survivor’s appeal to doubters as 7 October exhibition opens in London
The Nova exhibition in London commemorates the massacre of 378 people at a music festival on 7 October, with 44 taken as hostages and 19 dying in Hamas captivity. The event has high security due to its sensitive nature. Israeli survivor Elkana Bohbot appeals to doubters to acknowledge the atrocity.
- IDF claims to have taken out Hamas commander who participated in Oct 7
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Hamas Commander Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, who participated in the Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival Massacre. Hamed was killed during a targeted strike in Gaza. The IDF views this as a significant blow to Hamas' military capabilities.
- Mother of October 7 hostage who was executed unpacks her grief in new memoir
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of October 7 hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin executed by Hamas, details her grief in her memoir 'When We See You Again.' Her son was kidnapped during the 2023 Nova music festival attacks and later executed, with his remains recovered in Rafah. The memoir reflects her advocacy, emotional struggles, and lessons from surviving hostages about resilience.
- Voice for kids: 11-year-old Israeli boy uses social media to battle antisemitism
Ben Carasso, an 11-year-old Israeli boy and third-generation descendant of a Holocaust survivor, uses social media to combat antisemitism and amplify the voices of children affected by conflict. His advocacy began after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, and includes addressing online hostility and spreading factual information to counter misinformation.