Nova music festival

Nearly 5,000 come together in Israel's largest teen Diaspora-Israel solidarity event

“The Big Tent event is an opportunity for teens to feel like they're connected to something bigger,” said Nadav Shachmon, the Director of Israel Partnerships at RootOne.

Israeli singer Noam Bettan performs at the RootOne Big Tent event in Rishon Lezion. July 12, 2026.
A banner flies at Rewild Festival, Ireland, July 10, 2026.

Irish music festival bans IDF veteran from attending in name of 'safe, welcoming, inclusive space'

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.

Iranian bot campaign targets Nova festival massacre survivors with severe online abuse, propaganda

Esther and Stevie Marcus married in 1991 and lived in Kibbutz Alumim, which was attacked on Oct. 7.

Esther Marcus helped Israelis recover from October 7 - then she became a war widow


'It is good to be home': Former hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal thanks Israelis for support upon return

Gilboa-Dalal ended his statement by sending his condolences to all the bereaved families, and the famililes of the eleven deceased hostages whose remains are still being held in Gaza.

Released hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal waves the Israeli flag as he arrives to Beilinson hospital, October 13, 2025.

Ambulances dedicated to Nova ‘death ambulance’ victims in Haifa

Eighteen new ambulances were unveiled in Haifa to honor the 18 victims of the Nova festival massacre, transforming a symbol of loss into a life-saving tribute.

Ambulances dedicated by the Yossi Ambulance Group

Who was Ofir Tzarfati, the hostage who will be reburied for the third time? - explainer

Tzarfati, of Kiryat Ata, attended the Nova festival alongside his partner, Shoval, and other close friends, to celebrate his 27th birthday.

Ofir Tzarfati.

Horror: The new song exploring Nova festival survivors, ongoing trauma

Smilee and Magenetic's new EP "Horror", honors Nova festival victims and explores ongoing trauma and survivor's guilt through music.

Cover art for Magenetic and Smilee's EP, Horror, exploring the emotions of a survivor of the Nova music festival.

WATCH: Former hostage Alon Ohel discharged from Belinson Hospital

Ohel, who is returning to his home in Lavon in the north, was admitted to the hospital after being released from Hamas captivity earlier this month.

Released hostage Alon Ohel, arrives at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hostpital, October 13, 2025.

Special Shin Bet 'Nili' unit kills terrorists who kidnapped Noa Argamani from Nova festival

More specifically, they said that they have now killed all the terrorists involved with kidnapping and holding Noa Argamani, Avinatan Or, and Eitan Mor from the Nova music festival.

 Gaza hostage Noa Argamani as she was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Two women, one lens

Bearing witness after Oct. 7

ORIN ZECHARIA at her daughter’s funeral: ‘It’s so important to capture those moments of parting.’

Kesher Yehudi: A Simchat Torah experience for Nova festival survivors

In the months following Oct. 7, Kesher Yehudi invited Nova survivors to experience one full Shabbat in the merit of bringing the hostages home.

Lala Levi lights Simchat Torah candles alongside her ‘chavrutah’ (study partner) at Kesher Yehudi’s Jerusalem retreat for Nova survivors.

Remembering David Newman: The Nova victim who saved 200 lives in final moments

‘Forever you will remain engraved in our hearts and souls’: Initiatives created in his honor

HAPPY EMBRACE with girlfriend Noam Ben David.

'Thank you for bringing her back in a coffin': Families of murdered hostages lash out at Netanyahu

Relatives of murdered hostages criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu, with one aunt sarcastically “thanking” him for returning her niece “in a coffin” and others accusing the government of neglect.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with hostage posters (illustrative)