Israeli Music Festival

According to reports, while 117 of the 251 hostages held in Gaza have so far been freed, 64 people are still in Hamas' captivity.

Over 2,000 Indians and Israelis celebrated Holi and the Jewish festival of Purim in the "flea market" of Tel Aviv enjoying Indian dance, classical music, dresses, henna, calligraphy in Hindi and Indian Chai.

The Hamas group said Sunday its October 7 attack on Israel was a "necessary step" against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Two United Nations rights experts called Monday for justice for a multitude of alleged crimes, including sexual torture, during Hamas's unprecedented attacks in Israel on October 7.

Raz Cohen, who was attending the Nova music festival in southern Israel with his girlfriend Maya, said he witnessed the gruesome rape of a young Israeli woman who was brutally murdered by five men.

Mia Schem was kidnapped from a music festival in Israel on October 7, and held captive by a civilian family in Gaza.

The 27-year-old, a visual communications student from Haifa, was abducted from the Nova music festival, which was one of the biggest sites of Hamas attack on October 7.

Hamas has denied allegations of sexual violence, but Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claim that captured operatives have said they were ordered to "dirty" the women.

The body of a 25-year-old Israeli woman, who was assumed to be one of the hostages taken by Hamas after it attacked a music festival near the Gaza border, was found on Thursday, Israeli forces said.

The United States and Britain imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Tuesday targeting Hamas as they seek to cut off funding for the terrorist Palestinian group following its deadly attack on Israel last month.

Israeli police said Tuesday they were investigating "several cases" of alleged sexual violence against women by Hamas during the October 7 attacks, citing "multiple witnesses" to incidents of rape.

Tears welled in May Hayat's eyes as she stood in silence on an emotional return to the site of an Israeli music festival where she narrowly escaped death in a Hamas attack a month ago.

27-year-old model Noam Mazal Ben-David, who was shot in the leg and hip, said she was forced to play dead for two hours surrounded by a pile of bodies after her partner David Neman was gunned down.

The 23-year-old was taken hostage when she was attending the Supernova music festival near the Gaza border, which became one of the targets of a surprise Hamas attack on October 7.

A landlord in Israel has allegedly demanded the roommate of a young woman, who was kidnapped by Hamas operatives at a music festival, to pay her half of the rent, or hell remove all her belongings from their apartment.

According to reports, while 117 of the 251 hostages held in Gaza have so far been freed, 64 people are still in Hamas' captivity.

Over 2,000 Indians and Israelis celebrated Holi and the Jewish festival of Purim in the "flea market" of Tel Aviv enjoying Indian dance, classical music, dresses, henna, calligraphy in Hindi and Indian Chai.

The Hamas group said Sunday its October 7 attack on Israel was a "necessary step" against Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Two United Nations rights experts called Monday for justice for a multitude of alleged crimes, including sexual torture, during Hamas's unprecedented attacks in Israel on October 7.

Raz Cohen, who was attending the Nova music festival in southern Israel with his girlfriend Maya, said he witnessed the gruesome rape of a young Israeli woman who was brutally murdered by five men.

Mia Schem was kidnapped from a music festival in Israel on October 7, and held captive by a civilian family in Gaza.

The 27-year-old, a visual communications student from Haifa, was abducted from the Nova music festival, which was one of the biggest sites of Hamas attack on October 7.

Hamas has denied allegations of sexual violence, but Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claim that captured operatives have said they were ordered to "dirty" the women.

The body of a 25-year-old Israeli woman, who was assumed to be one of the hostages taken by Hamas after it attacked a music festival near the Gaza border, was found on Thursday, Israeli forces said.

The United States and Britain imposed a fresh round of sanctions on Tuesday targeting Hamas as they seek to cut off funding for the terrorist Palestinian group following its deadly attack on Israel last month.

Israeli police said Tuesday they were investigating "several cases" of alleged sexual violence against women by Hamas during the October 7 attacks, citing "multiple witnesses" to incidents of rape.

Tears welled in May Hayat's eyes as she stood in silence on an emotional return to the site of an Israeli music festival where she narrowly escaped death in a Hamas attack a month ago.

27-year-old model Noam Mazal Ben-David, who was shot in the leg and hip, said she was forced to play dead for two hours surrounded by a pile of bodies after her partner David Neman was gunned down.

The 23-year-old was taken hostage when she was attending the Supernova music festival near the Gaza border, which became one of the targets of a surprise Hamas attack on October 7.

A landlord in Israel has allegedly demanded the roommate of a young woman, who was kidnapped by Hamas operatives at a music festival, to pay her half of the rent, or hell remove all her belongings from their apartment.