The memorial ceremony for bereaved families who lost loved ones at the Supernova festival massacre on October 7 ends with a rendition of the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikvah.”
The somber event featured speeches by bereaved family members, interspersed with short films and subdued music performances.
Toward the end, the evening took a more political turn, as a representative of the hostage families forum, Mishal Eliraz, whose nephew was abducted from Nova and is believed to still be held in Gaza, said that “we should have done more” to free the hostages.
Eliraz then called on the government to make a deal as soon as possible.
After Eliraz, freed hostages Noa Argamani and Shlomi Ziv quietly described their “days in hell” after being abducted from the festival.
The two-hour event, organized by the Tribe of Nova Community Association, marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel, in which over 400 attendees of the Supernova music festival and other outdoor parties were massacred.
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