Ashkelon’s Briza Festival canceled

After being postponed twice due to continuous rocket fire from Gaza, then confirmed for August 24-30, Ashkelon’s annual pop music festival Briza will be canceled, Channel 2 reports.

The festival was meant to celebrate its 23rd summer, and was slated to be two days longer this year, said organizer Eli Maimon.

Israeli pop sensations Eyal Golan, Rita, Miri Mesika, Shiri Maimon, Mosh Ben Ari, Keren Peles, Shimon Buskila, and hip-hop group Hadag Nahash were set to perform during the festival.

Singer Eyal Golan and the mayor of Ashkelon, Itamar Shimoni, at the press conference for Briza Festival in Ashkelon (Photo credit: Sigal Aylend Shilman)
Singer Eyal Golan and the mayor of Ashkelon, Itamar Shimoni, at the press conference for Briza Festival in Ashkelon (Photo credit: Sigal Aylend Shilman)

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