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Bar Asraf, 30, died by suicide at the grave of his girlfriend Liron Barda, who was killed at the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, 2023. Friends say he struggled with her loss; family notes the couple were soulmates, underscoring how trauma from the attack affects loved ones as well as survivors.
An Israeli survivor of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Bar Asraf, 30, reportedly killed himself at the graveside of his girlfriend Liron Barda, who was killed during the Nova Festival massacre nearly three years earlier. Barda, 26, worked as a bartender at the festival; Asraf had stayed close to her family and memorialized her, but his death at a cemetery in Elkana, West Bank, underscores the ongoing grief among survivors. The report follows prior suicide cases among Oct. 7 survivors and notes a 2024 Times of Israel count that nearly 50 Nova Festival survivors died by suicide in six months after the massacre, with mental health resources such as the 988 Lifeline available.
Roei Shalev, a survivor of the 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival who witnessed his girlfriend's murder, was found dead near Tel Aviv, prompting an investigation into his death amid ongoing trauma within the community affected by the attack.
Vlada Patapov, the young woman seen in the iconic red-shawl photo fleeing the attack at the Nova festival, has been identified as a 25-year-old mother who survived while her friends were killed by Hamas terrorists. Patapov and her friends were at the festival when they heard shooting and realized they had to run for their lives. She managed to escape the scene of the massacre by hopping into a car, but several of her friends were not as fortunate. Patapov expressed guilt over surviving and the pain that others are still enduring, emphasizing the need to remember the hostages still in Gaza.
Vlada Patapov, known as the "lady in red," has been found and shares her story for the first time after the October 7 massacre at the Nova festival, where Hamas gunmen targeted festival-goers, killing hundreds and taking hostages. Vlada recounts the horror of the attack, being separated from her partner, witnessing friends being shot, and fleeing for her life. She expresses guilt for surviving and emphasizes the importance of not forgetting the hostages still in Gaza. Vlada's harrowing ordeal lasted about three hours before she was able to reunite with her three-year-old daughter. The iconic image of Vlada fleeing in her red shawl has been widely circulated, and a local artist recently unveiled a painting titled "The Phoenix" based on the image.
The IDF mistakenly hit attendees of the Nova festival near the Gaza border while aiming for Hamas militants, resulting in the deaths of 364 people. A police investigation suggests that Hamas did not have prior knowledge of the festival. The festival was targeted by Hamas after infiltrating the border. Dozens of festivalgoers were also kidnapped and taken to Gaza.
The IDF mistakenly hit attendees of the Nova festival near the Gaza border while targeting Hamas militants, resulting in the deaths of 364 people. A police investigation suggests that Hamas did not have prior knowledge of the festival. Dozens of festivalgoers were also kidnapped and taken to Gaza.
Natalie Sanandaji, a 28-year-old New Yorker, narrowly escaped a Hamas terror attack at the Tribe of Nova music festival in Israel. After being alerted to rockets being intercepted overhead, she and her friends initially thought they were safe in their car. However, they soon realized the danger when gunshots were heard and terrorists approached on foot. They ran for their lives for four hours, making life-or-death decisions along the way. Eventually, they were rescued by a brave man from a nearby town who risked his own life to save them.