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Survivor Recounts Horrific Rape and Murder During Hamas Attack

Raz Cohen, a witness of the October 7 attack, details the brutal acts committed by Hamas operatives, sparking a deadly retaliation by Israel.

The personal belongings of festival-goers are seen at the site of an attack on the Nova festival by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. This photo was taken days after the attack.
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Raz Cohen had gone to the Nova music festival in the desert of southern Israel to be with his girlfriend.

Overview

  • Raz Cohen, a survivor of the October 7 attack by Hamas, recounts witnessing the rape and murder of a woman during the attack on a music festival in southern Israel.
  • Cohen states that five men emerged from a van, captured a woman, and proceeded to rape her before killing her with a knife. They then continued to rape her post-mortem.
  • Following the rape and murder, the group attacked another couple, killing them with knives and an axe.
  • Cohen hid in a bush for nine hours before rescuers arrived. His girlfriend, Maya, was also killed during the attack.
  • In response to the October 7 attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a deadly attack on Gaza, resulting in over 22,000 Palestinian deaths.