The music festival that was attacked in Israel is called the Tribe of Nova music festival. It was an all-night dance party held in a rural farmland area near the Gaza-Israel border, celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The festival was attended by thousands of young people from around the country and abroad. The attack happened on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants fired rockets at the festivalgoers and then descended upon them, shooting into the crowd and taking hostages. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 260 people.