Hadar Prince, 21: Curly-haired ‘angel’ who loved sunsets
Murdered at the Supernova music festival, October 7
Hadar Prince, 21 of Rehovot, was murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on Saturday.
In the initial hours of the massacre by Hamas that caught Israel by surprise on October 7, terrorists from the Gaza Strip brutally killed at least 260 fleeing partygoers and abducted a number of others, possibly in the dozens.
Prince was buried in her hometown on Tuesday after she was found dead following days of searches. While the family was still hunting for her, her mother, Dana, told a local news outlet that they had heard from Hadar early Saturday morning, and that she was hiding in a garbage dump.
Dana said that Hadar called them and “we could hear the panic and fear in her voice, and we couldn’t do anything.” Her father tried to drive down and find her, but was stopped from getting closer to the scene by authorities.
Labor MK Efrat Rayten, who attended the funeral, wrote on X that “there are no words of comfort possible, and I am trying to take on myself some of the horrible pain of the family and friends. The screams of her mother, Dana, will always be etched into my heart. We must look the pain and grief in the eyes.”
Prince’s friend, Netanel Neta, wrote on Instagram that “Hadar was an angel, full of optimism and joy. She loved music and dancing, she celebrated life. She loved the sea and sunsets.”
Her cousin, Adi Prince, worte on Instagram to “her angel.”
“I just want one more chance to see you with your golden curls and beautiful smile,” she wrote. “Thank you for making me smile every time we met. Thank you for your joy for life and unending energy. Thank you for our deep conversations until the early morning hours.”
Adi wrote that “we planned our whole lives together. You loved traveling and we had plans to go to several more places. I promise you that I’ll get to every place on the list. And watch ever sunrise and sunset.”
