Israeli festival goers could be seen dancing in the desert at dawn on Saturday morning, completely unawares that within minutes members of the Hamas militant group were about to descend from the skies and inflict terror on partygoers.
In footage posted to TikTok revelers appeared to be oblivious to the impending terror floating hundreds of feet above their heads in the distance.
The footage which were shot soon after sunrise, sees the eagle-eyed cameraperson suddenly zooms in to some grey dots flying high in the air in the near distance, controlled by Palestinian militants.
It was later revealed that one of the many ways Hamas fighters managed to infiltrate Israel essentially undetected was by paragliding across the normally heavily guarded frontier.
Moments after the footage ends all out terror ensues as festival goers are forced to run for their lives as armed Hamas fighters began shooting and kidnapping whoever lay in their path.
Moments later festivalgoers are warned of an incoming rocket attack just as the invasion begins.
The terrifying incident occurred during a religious music festival near Kibbutz Urim in the South of Israel, with the immediate panic that swept through the crowd captured on video.
‘We received a ‘red siren’ [rocket warning] alert. It led to chaos, especially among the vehicles trying to exit,’ a festivalgoer named Daniel explained.
‘Then gunshots began, and we had to start running. Currently, we are in hiding, waiting for assistance.’
The siren was quickly drowned out by gunshots when heavily armed Hamas militants arrived on the scene as the terror group began its attack on Israel which have so far killed hundreds and wounded thousands more.
Israeli festivalgoers run for their lives through the desert after being warned of an incoming rocket attack just as Hamas invaded the country on Saturday
Panic swept through the crowd who were partying in the north-western Negev desert, about 5 miles from the city of Ofakim.
People could be seen hurriedly packing their cars in a desperate effort to get away
Videos posted to social media, although grainy, appear to depict scenes of chaos in the sand at the outdoor party, reports The Jerusalem Post.
Panicked Israelis can be seen shouting, running, and hurriedly getting into cars as they attempt to escape the festival in the north-western Negev desert, about 5 miles from the city of Ofakim.
‘Palestinian terrorists invaded a festival where hundreds of Israelis were camping out for the Shemini Atzeret holiday. The panic caused by this is evident on the fades [faces] of the civilians being targeted by heavily armed militants. Pray for Israel,’ the video is captioned.
A second video of the same scene also sees hundreds of Israelis running for cover and countless others speeding off in packed vehicles across the dusty ground.
‘Israelis running from cities to deserts by foot, car and any other means,’ reads the caption.
The Jerusalem Post details how Israeli security forces managed to escort some to a southern military base for safety.
The attack came during the Jewish holy festival of Shemini Atzeret and just one day after Israel marked the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War.
Israelis could be heard shouting, running, and hurriedly getting into cars as they attempt to escape
Some could be seen scrambling for the safety of cars to get away from danger
Videos posted to social media appears to depict scenes of chaos in the sand
One student snatched by Hamas terrorists who attended the desert rave was a mother and her two young girls.
Noa Argamani, 25, was kidnapped yesterday morning as a video showed her sitting on the back of a militant’s motorcycle, with her outstretched arms pointing towards her helpless boyfriend, pleading for her life.
She screams ‘Don’t kill me! No, no, no’ – but the gunman speeds off. Noa has not been seen since.
Her boyfriend, Avi Nathan, distraught and helpless, is left behind in the desert. He too is also missing.
The footage of Noa’s kidnapping was widely shared on social media.
‘Imagine what it is like for her family,’ said her university roommate, Amir Moadi. They found out she had been snatched only when they chanced upon the footage online.’
Last night it was also reported that Doron Asher, 34, and her two daughters, Raz, five, and Aviv, three, were among Israeli civilians taken hostage by Hamas gunmen and held captive in Gaza.
Sitting on the back of a terrorist’s motorcycle, her outstretched arms pointing towards her helpless boyfriend, student Noa Argamani pleads for her life
Doron’s two daughters, Raz, 5, and Aviv, 3, were also reportedly captured by Hamas gunmen
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Israel was ‘at war’ and called for a mass mobilization of army reserves.
Israel will stop supplying electricity, fuel and goods to Gaza, according to a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office Saturday night.
Much of Gaza was already thrown into darkness by nightfall after electrical supplies from Israel, which supplies almost all of the territories’ power, were cut off earlier in the day.
Netanyahu also said the ‘first phase’ of the counter operation had ended, and that Israel had fought off the majority of Hamas militants.
He vowed to continue the offensive ‘without reservation and without respite.’
Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday. Pictured, people try to extinguish fire on cars following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel
The announcement came after the surprise attack saw militant fire thousands of rockets together with dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented early morning invasion during a major Jewish holiday.
Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza.
The Hamas militant group says it is holding ‘dozens’ of Israeli soldiers captive in the Gaza Strip.
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