According to multiple sources, including Al Jazeera, BBC News, AP News, Poynter, Rolling Stone, and CBS News, a deadly attack occurred at the Supernova music festival in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Hamas militants infiltrated the festival site, which was located near the Gaza-Israel border, and opened fire on festival-goers, killing at least 260 people and taking others hostage. The attack was part of a larger assault on Israel by Hamas fighters who breached Gazas border fence. The festival site had three stages, a camping area, and a bar and food area. Many festival-goers hid in nearby orchards and bushes waiting to be rescued, and survivors reported that Hamas militants were hunting them down for hours as they tried to flee. The attack was described as chaotic and caused mass panic among festival-goers. The number of people killed and wounded at the festival is not yet clear.