Hamas paragliders descend on Israel music festival as people flee massacre

Footage appears to show Palestinian militants paragliding towards a music festival in Israel before hundreds are forced to flee for their lives.

In a video shared on social media, revellers are seen dancing at the all-night rave near Kibbutz Re'im, close to the Gaza Strip, on Saturday 7 October.

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[NathanAnderson-ritt]

Note to self: never attend a music festival a few miles from an open-air prison.

[ssavman]

There's literally an ad for age of origins before this video. It is wholly about mowing down mobs of people with a machine gun. Good job @teamyoutube

[brihal]

Why was a concert held right on the border ?!

[ShelleyLevyMusic]

Imagine tripping balls getting down to some grimy beatz and a bunch of dudes with guns fly in on paragliders pure buzzkill

[pablo]

0:18 The girl at the left, with khaki pants and black bra top, is Noam Shallom, 25 years old. She died. She was a paramedic and in her last video message, sent to her family, she was crying and sheltering in an ambulance after having gone to help the wounded. Her friend Bar Tomer, also 25, can be seen at 0:18 dancing behind Noam. She is wearing a dark lilac top and dark skirt and she is holding a bottle. She died too. Noam went to the festival with two friends. The third is alive and at home.

[NPPusch]

These comments here... most of the Members should be banned for their violence loving comments. Sitting in their warm homes and laughing about people who are running for their lives...

[FlyingGentile]

Dang imagine thinking it was cool to see para gliders landing and then the people in them shooting at you. Sheesh I already hate big crowd’s because it give people a false sense of security, who could expect that even if you were aware of potential danger.

[KAZU-khlb]

This cycle of retaliation between both sides may result in them continuing the war indefinitely.

[JoshuaSmith]

Something does not seem right about this.

[MomKolja]

why do civilians running away have military uniforms in their hands?

[ahmedhamed]

Very sad how people are partying 20 min away where people are held in the largest open air prison

[blkhemi]

I didn't see anything. It went from dancing to running.

[manhalibrahim]

WHERE ARE THE PARAGLIDERS???? Why is it when it comes to the Palestinian people, no one shows empathy and sorrowness? That is completely distressing. Everyone keeps talking about the 1200 Israelis killed and the 200+ hostages, but NOOOO ONE cares about the Gaza and its people.

[andreeph]

They let that music play WAY TOO LONG.

[AHGK]

Tip: Never go to these types of countries...

[asiaskalska]

50 lat polityki zagranicznej od czasu wojny Jom Kipur, oto efekt!

[Powerhaus]

Imagine organizing (and then going to) a festival that's less than 5 kilometers from a conflict zone. What kind of moron, especially if you're a woman would knowingly expose yourself to such OBVIOUS danger?

[beringintua]

Are these God's chosen people, seriously drunk?😢

[Kll-zm]

It honestly reminds me of the beginning of red dawn.

[eihthype]

Why is there zero footage of an actual motorized paraglider?