Several police documents on the security for the October 7, 2023, Nova music festival have been deleted from the Israel Police computer system, KAN News reported on Thursday.
The documents were deleted sometime in January 2024, and it is unknown who removed them and whether copies still exist.
In screenshots shared by KAN, the list of police documents related to the Nova music festival begins on September 6, 2023, with Magen David Adom's approval for the event. A day later, a document was filed formally requesting permission to host the party.
Throughout the remainder of the time leading up to the Nova festival, documents detailing security plans for the event were submitted, including those from law enforcement and fire brigades.
Documents on Nova festival filed after Gaza war started
However, KAN revealed that at least 20 documents were removed from the system, including files labeled as "Event requirements." The documents had been submitted to the police computer system beginning on September 20, with some submitted on October 5 (the day the festival began) and on October 13 and 29 (after the war began).
"The information presented in the report indicates a fundamental lack of understanding in the police system," the police responded to the report.
"Its entire purpose is to cast blame on the activities of the police, while its police officers and commanders are the ones who saved the State of Israel from the expansion of the massacre and saved many citizens at the risk of their lives and the loss of 58 police officers and fighters."