Nova music festival
The Nova music festival was a trance music festival that took place on October 6 and 7, 2023, in Re'im in southern Israel, and was the site of a brutal Hamas massacre as part of the October 7 massacre.
The festival saw around 3,500 people attend, but in the end, 364 people were murdered by Hamas terrorists, and dozens of others captured and taken back to Gaza as hostages.
The incident was one of the worst massacres of civilians in Israeli history, and was among the most brutal incidents to occur on October 7.
Outrage as European rabbi refuses to pray for 'left-wing' Oct 7 hostages who 'destroyed Israel'
The rabbi made the remarks during the RCE’s annual conference in Krakow, Poland, when he said, “If they belong to Meretz, I will not pray for them… They danced at Nova? They deserve what they get."
An October 7 hero: The story of Nova music festival's Janusz Korczak
Serbia’s Pres. Vucic to 'Post': I asked my Arab friends to save hostage Alon Ohel - exclusive
600 days of reporting on tragedy has me questioning my path, here’s how I keep going - comment
Israeli consul-general brings NY diplomats to Nova site, vows to keep horrors in world's memory
The visit, organized with the American Jewish Committee (AJC), included the consuls general of Argentina, Bulgaria and Slovakia.
My Word: Yuval Raphael shines at Eurovision despite international political clashes
Israel's Yuval Raphael carried her head high in a show of grace and strength at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.
Eurovision head defends vote system that gave Israel first place in televotes
“The televoting system currently used in Eurovision is considered the most advanced in the world today," Eurovision director said.
Yuval Raphael to perform in Nova community memorial concert in Tel Aviv
Following her triumphant performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel over the weekend, Yuval Raphael will share her talents with a home audience.
Yuval Raphael is a symbol of Israel's astonishing resilience - editorial
Maybe people were simply voting for the song and the performance, not expressing any deeper political sentiment. Either way, we have reason to feel proud.
The dance party that helped us mourn October 7 and keep living - opinion
Dancing together allowed us to be with this DJ in his smile and his pain through the same action, to grieve with him, and to let him bring us joy.
Yuval Raphael: 'There will be no real victory without the hostages'
The 24-year-old Nova festival survivor said that she felt the spirit of Israel came across plainly in the song.
Yuval Raphael pays homage to Theodor Herzl’s iconic Basel photo
The photo of Raphael on Friday was snapped in the same location where Herzl posed in 1901 when he was attending the fifth Zionist Congress.
My Word: Between songs and homecomings - opinion
Supernova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael’s participation in Eurovision symbolizes Israeli resilience amid hostility.
'I spotted my friends from the bomb shelter': Yuval Raphael reacts to Eurovision semifinal
Raphael recounted spotting her fellow Nova music festival survivors in the audience, cheering her along.
'Welcome home': Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin share message to Edan Alexander
Jon Polin shared how, since October 7, they have come to know and love the entire Alexander family. “Today, we are celebrating with all of you,” he said.
