We danced with joy then hid among the dead – Nova survivors recall Hamas massacre

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A caller documentary from BBC Storyville provides a harrowing glimpse into the Hamas onslaught connected partygoers astatine the Nova euphony festival successful Israel, successful which hundreds of radical were killed connected October 7, 2023.

Using grounds of survivors, mobile telephone footage, and footage from Hamas, the movie shows however a creation festival turned to disorder past fearfulness and chaos erstwhile Hamas arrived and began to termination partygoers.

More than 1,200 radical died and much than 200 others were taken hostage connected October 7, erstwhile Hamas gunmen crossed the borderline from Gaza, attacking dozens of sites and sidesplitting indiscriminately.

Since then, much than 41,000 Palestinians person been killed arsenic a effect of Israeli subject enactment successful Gaza, the Hamas-run wellness ministry says.

Storyville: We Will Dance Again tin beryllium seen successful the UK from Thursday 26 September connected BBC Two and iPlayer, from 09:00. The movie forms portion of a radical of programmes connected BBC Two and BBC Four, and connected iPlayer, marking 1 twelvemonth connected from 7 October and the warfare betwixt Israel and Hamas. Another BBC Storyville, Life and Death successful Gaza, volition beryllium broadcast successful October.