Nova Party Survivors Recall Trauma at Soroka Hospital

Ahead of the three-year anniversary of the October 7th massacre, a Kan 11 television program, "Real Time," revisits the harrowing experiences of medical teams at Soroka Hospital. On the day of the attack, the hospital became a frontline, treating an unprecedented influx of hundreds of wounded individuals under fire within a single day. Survivors from the Nova music festival, many scantily clad, flooded the hospital corridors, shocking staff. Dr. Yael Levaot, Director of the Resilience Unit, described the initial confusion and terror, recounting how young festival-goers arrived in critical condition, their suffering difficult for the mind to comprehend. As more casualties arrived, a clearer, alarming picture emerged, indicating a complete surprise and loss of control. Later that day, footage from the emergency room entrance captured survivors rescued from the "shelter of death" in Re'im, where 16 people were murdered and four were abducted. Among them was Ziv Abud, who was brought to the hospital. A photograph taken at the hospital confirmed her presence there and revealed an image of her inside Gaza, leading to the realization that she had been abducted and was being held by Hamas.