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Nova Party Hostage Survivor Recounts Abduction Horrors on Reality Show
Freed hostage Itay Regev has recounted the harrowing details of his abduction by Hamas terrorists from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. Speaking during the filming of the Israeli reality television show Golsstar, Regev described the moments he, his sister Mia, and their friend Omer Shem Tov were captured.
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What happened
- 01Freed hostage Itay Regev recounted his October 7 abduction from the Nova music festival during filming for the reality show Golsstar.
- 02Regev and his sister Mia were both shot and wounded in their vehicle before being captured by Hamas terrorists.
- 03The siblings spoke to their father on the phone during the attack, telling him they loved him and believed they were dying.
- 04A terrorist stood on Regev's back and pressed a gun barrel to his head while he lay on the road.
- 05Regev recited a psalm while the gun was held to his head, prompting the terrorist to lower the weapon.
- 06Itay and Mia Regev were released after 54 days in captivity, while their friend Omer Shem Tov returned after 505 days.
Regev recalled attempting to flee the festival in a vehicle when they encountered a pickup truck waiting to intercept cars. Realizing the danger, he told his sister to answer their father's phone call so they could say goodbye. As Mia answered, terrorists opened fire on their vehicle, wounding both Itay and Mia. Their father heard the entire exchange over the phone as the siblings told him they loved him and were dying.
Terrorists then swarmed the vehicle, pulled the three out, and forced them to lie on the road. Regev described a terrorist standing on his back and pressing a gun barrel to his head. Believing he was about to be executed, Regev began reciting a psalm, after which the terrorist lowered the weapon. Itay and Mia Regev were released after 54 days in captivity, while Omer Shem Tov returned after 505 days.
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