Survivor Recounts Trauma of Nova Party Massacre and Gaza Hostage News
Translated & summarized from Walla by baba
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- Soroka Hospital treated hundreds of wounded from the Nova party massacre on Oct 7.
- Medical staff described the initial chaos and shock of survivors arriving.
- Survivors from the Re'im "Death Bunker" were rescued and brought to the hospital.
- Ziv Avod learned her partner was a hostage in Gaza via a photograph at the hospital.
A segment from the Israeli documentary series "Real Time" (Zman Emet) on Kan 11 revisits the harrowing experiences of medical teams at Soroka Hospital on October 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas attacks. The hospital, situated on the front lines of the conflict, faced an unprecedented influx of hundreds of wounded individuals under fire.
Dr. Yael Levaut, Director of the Resilience Unit at Soroka, described the chaotic scene as survivors from the Nova music festival, many dressed in party attire, flooded the hospital corridors. "Suddenly I see young women, wearing very little clothing, and the clothes they have on are party clothes," she recounted. "Everyone looks shocked, and everything is so confusing. I don't understand what I'm seeing." She described the initial moments as terrifying, struggling to comprehend the scale of the violence outside.
As more casualties arrived throughout the day, a clearer picture emerged of a "complete surprise" and a "total lack of control." In the afternoon, security footage from the hospital's emergency room entrance captured survivors who had been rescued after seven hours from the "Death Bunker" in Re'im, where 16 young people were murdered and four were abducted.
Among those arriving from the bunker was Ziv Avod. While at the hospital, she received a photograph documenting her partner, Elia, inside Gaza. This image confirmed her worst fears: he had been abducted and was being held by Hamas. The program, airing soon, will explore these moments leading up to the three-year anniversary of the October 7th massacre.
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