‘David vs. Goliath’: Israeli Rave Survivors Recount Hellish Escape from Hamas

The rave started at midnight on Friday. Hundreds of young Israelis came prepared to party well into Saturday evening.

Danielle Yehiel came with a group of eight friends to the Supernova music festival, held in the Negev desert in southern Israel. They had planned the excursion three months in advance, to celebrate their college graduation. Between the DJs, dancing, and light show, it was a spectacular production, Yehiel told National Review.

When the sun rose around 6:30 a.m., “it was the peak of the party,” Yehiel said. Many ravers were...