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Taken captive: Romi Gonen, after being shot in car by terrorists

Captured at the Supernova rave, the former Scouts counselor is a ‘strong, happy type,’ says mom

By ToI Staff 28 October 2023, 10:15 pm Edit

Romi Gonen, who was taken captive in Gaza by Hamas terrorists on October 7, as they assaulted the Supernova desert rave (Courtesy)

Romi Gonen was last heard from at 10:58 on Saturday morning, October 7, as she and her friends tried to escape the Hamas assault on the Supernova music rave in the desert.

Gonen had been on the phone with her mother, Meirav Gonen, all morning, since the terrorists first attacked the outdoor event at 6:30 a.m.

She was in a car with friends when she told her mother at 10:15 that they had been shot and she was bleeding.

“They shot me, Mom and I’m bleeding,” Romi told her mother. “Everyone in the car is bleeding.”

When the car was later found, it was empty.

Romi’s phone was later identified as being located in Gaza, said Meirav Gonen in several media reports.

Meirav Gonen called Romi a strong, happy type, a former Scouts counselor who often went to raves and knows how to take care of herself.