Eyewitness describes moment he and his friends fled from deadly Hamas attack on music festival

[@winterstorm366]

He’s not ready to talk about this. Long pauses , doesn’t want to say wrong thing , poor guy. Shocking experience, to say the least!

[@lucky1u]

So annoying that she cut him off, he was doing just fine in his story, I was transfixed..her interruption was completely annoying.

[@midmomom2490]

Typical female move 👎🏼

[@pbwbh]

Seriously.

[@yecatsmailbox]

And disrespectful. If they wanted a "coordinated, timed, streamlined" interview then they should've conducted it off air so they could edit it down as they see fit. What a cruel thing to do to a victim.

[@Cwgrlup]

These media people have a way of saying the worst thing at the worst times. Why interview these people if they don’t listen to them?

[@korbendallas7181]

You just heard his story. These media people are not expected to say the best things at the best times.

[@singlemothertrucker376]

Thats why no one likes them! They are only worried about climbing the cooperate ladder and people like him on for views. If you haven't figured that out yet you're in for a hard life

[@T-M123]

This young man is in shock

[@Madiana-r2q]

Not that you care but the Palestinian babies and children are more shocked so have some mercy for the Palestinian children I know you people don't care but I care for the Palestinian people. Most not all but most show what yous are by your comments

[@michelejackson7934]

We care for any of the children. Just because we care for this innocent man doesn’t mean we can’t also care for innocent men, women, and children in Palestine. Shame on you for making such a claim in the absence of facts!

[@kratostherealgod8564]

@@Madiana-r2qoh yea yea, now play the victim vard like u guys have always done, people around the world aren't that stupid, u guys fit bombs on children and send them towards israel, u guys basically dont care about human lives, shame on you

[@CaliWeHo]

​@@michelejackson7934🙄👍

[@truthseeker4084]

@@Madiana-r2q Well if my country goes to war I would expect the other part to intervene, and even if that means children of my nation will die, the other country has the right to defend itself. If my country does stupid things as Palestinians does, they are not sorry for their children, wars has rules, you can protest, but you dont take hostages and spit on naked women and drive them in your car through Gaza. If you do this, you have no respect for your own wife and children.

[@TheTishy44]

He seemed to still be in shock.

[@shirleywilliams5397]

Of course he is.

[@imhereforitall9218]

This guy is clearly shell shocked. So pretty much they were lucky. To know those were dead cars and folks were waiting in line after them is really horrific. So essentially at that point, everyone waiting behind amounts to nothing but sitting ducks. Wow.

[@monchichi6]

this is the second interviewer who inserts business as usual as a terrorized victim tells his story step by step. She essentially cut him off twice and then used the ridiculous description of how it "must have been harrowing" in her parting words. Harrowing? Try terrifying. What a hack 'reporter'. Wow.

[@montanaminck2226]

Yes , terrible interviewer

[@septemberplaid2832]

It’s probably whomever pays the interviewer

[@dorism4697]

I can not imagine the terror so many people went through. My heart and prayers go to all these innocent people.

[@shirleywilliams5397]

I am so glad you survived. You are courageous in giving testimony to the press so that people around the world know what happened. Know that you have a purpose in your survival - living your life just to prove life is good & for those who died & if you choose to help prevent such a thing happening again. Given the horror of your experience we are grateful to hear your story.

[@robertchapman160]

💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@leeorelirone8540]

So happy ur alive we love you

[@Rachelle-qs5ge]

As I send my condolences, We can hear the tears of numbness in your throat know you all are in our prayers in America. God Bless

[@silentmajority8365]

✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡

[@CaliWeHo]

He's in shock. 😢😪💔

[@NJBellyDanceEvents]

@@CaliWeHoHe is, it’s jus so heartbreaking ❤️‍🩹 on a whole other level of evil ☮️🙏🏼😞

[@shirayariv7390]

😢

[@askmeificare336]

My god, what a brave soul. He is going to be battling the effects of this horrific time for his entire life. You are in our prayers. May you be surrounded with love as you navigate this atrocity.

[@lisahanash7010]

I'm sorry you went through this. No young man should ever experience witnessing such horror and evil. I pray for God to restore your heart and give you courage to experience the pain and the healing journey to recover the pain you felt and loss. Thank you for sharing your story and we are here for you. Please know that ! Matt. 16:33

[@redstarchrille]

Hamas is a symptom of 70 years of warcrimes commited by Isreal... Just ask every nation that is a member of the ICC. US isent a member becuse they still deny warcrimes exist... Problem is both Isreal and US deny laws for warcrimes... None want to get investigated by the ICC... Bush would not like to stand for stuff that happen in Iraq... and Isreal have bombed civiliens for over 70 years... and control food, water and electricity in Gaza... Biden support Isreal before taking a roll of diplomacy. The second after he sade he support Isreal they bombed more then 15 medical facilities, schools and even killed International aid workers in Gaza...

[@shoresy6927]

Save it for the ones who died.

[@Justandfair2392]

Really! No young man should have to face that to fulfill the plans of cynical old men wanting to own a land not theirs ! Imagine all the young Palestinian going through this for the past 75 years regularly! Seeing most of their family members dead.glad he managed to escape!

[@englishlady8863]

Young man, what about women, children the elderly.

[@dg1006]

@@englishlady8863why not men? All I read are people mentioning women and children. Men have a right to live as well.

[@andreadstapley9382]

Shye I’m so sorry this happened to you and your friends and family. Sending you love and healing and strength from Canada

[@erinshannon1398]

I'm so sorry man. My heart is with you.❤

[@4evaReadyEddie]

Poor guy. Prayers to everyone affected

[@sydyidanton5873]

That poor man is clearly still in a deep state of psychological shock. I hope he is able to speak freely and as often as he feels the need to with unedited candour amongst people he implicitly trusts, that in conjunction with an appropriately skilled counsellor/therapist will help circumvent the crippling manifestation of PTSD. Much love and authentic best wishes for his, and all the other's recovery. An Israel Chai.

[@jackkrauss]

Whole world is in shock.

[@Ispyletsseewhoshere]

It’s going to affect you for a while . How bout the rest of his living days on earth 😢

[@LuxMundiLR]

At least he's alive

[@michelejackson7934]

Exactly! Not the most thoughtful or sensitive remark.

[@Ezinma88]

Terrifying, apocalypse-level stuff.

[@shirleywilliams5397]

Well you hit the nail on the head right there.

[@MissysDomain]

Your comment makes me think of the scene in Terminator 2 when Sarah Connor is having a dream of her at the park with John as a little boy. One minute it's a beautiful day and families are playing with their kids at a park. The next is holy terror.

[@mattikarosenthal3298]

This man is suffering from posttraumatic shock right now. I hope he can fully recover, but sometimes it’s hard to “unsee” what you have seen. He sounds American as well. My friends are over there right now.

[@frogsmoker714]

He's Canadian.

[@frogsmoker714]

@@seventhanubis6930 It was the Americans, not the Canadians, so no it was not "his" government supporting ISIS.

[@robertchapman160]

🙏🙏🙏🙏💯💯💯💯

[@losttango]

​@@frogsmoker714 The Americans never supported ISIS. And Canada certainly didn't either.

[@user-sf7ve9fm2t]

​@@losttangoexactly - what in the world is that commenter talking about??!

[@veronicajackson1674]

I couldn’t imagine having to flee from that it’s horrifying all the dead that were left behind some people were safe eventually but to even go through fleeing all this stuff is just unimaginable listening to all these stories it’s like wow I hope everyone is safe and find safety so sad so many were lost to gunfire from this war over there it’s just heartbreaking 😢 My condolences to all my prayers to all

[@pratikxv]

I hope he is seeing a therapist for the trauma he felt.

[@shirleywilliams5397]

TBH I don’t think therapy helps this. Decompression with others who also experienced this may help. The UK military initially use this technique to help combatants.

[@shirleywilliams5397]

Just having his story heard may help him. He feels he is being useful by giving this testimony. That’s better than feeling helpless. He is turning his experience into a useful constructive task by witnessing, that will help him.

[@yecatsmailbox]

@@shirleywilliams5397 Therapy will absolutely help him to not develop PTSD from this in the future, or learn how to cope with it when it does happen.

[@ark194]

I can't imagine. This is beyond horrible.

[@archerslogic]

Hi Shye, surround yourself with loved ones, you're obviously in shock, sending you strength

[@ohoyohummered]

This poor man is in obvious shock.

[@niles8102]

My heart goes out to our psy-trance fam that passed and healing to those across the world who have been affected by this travesty. Music is meant to bring us together in peace and love! Prayers from Seattle!!!

[@rubertbuzzinet2602]

Imagine being on mushrooms and then this starts happening wtf

[@stef75017]

Music is prohibited by Hamas

[@segnos]

@@seventhanubis6930 Israel saved people in need of medical help Christian or Muslim. You cant be mad at us both when we help Muslims and when we don't, this is extremely hypocritical

[@NJBellyDanceEvents]

This is so terrible on so many levels … I’m also an avid psy - trance music lover 🫶🏼 I’m still n shock that something like jus happened. My heart n soul goes out to u all 🙏🏼❤️

[@Colley1973]

I was thinking the murder was limited to the area around the festival, and if the victims escaped that area, they were safe, but he indicated it was spread out for miles.

[@DayaTom]

it was the whole of south israel, there were over 1K terrorists some even reached Ofakim, which is waaay south. Gaza is somewhat central. They killed people in th e settements in their own homes and kidnapped and slaughtered entire families. They were not safe out of the party.

[@shari9721]

@Colley1973 numerous groups of soldiers broke through the border at numerous places all at the same time and each group was just shooting anyone they saw , setting house on fire to make the people inside come out , taking hostages etc Entire families were killed in their homes .

[@michelejackson7934]

Same. Horrific! 🥺

[@korbendallas7181]

It was an invasion in many areas.

[@anjou6497]

Well of course it spread out because terrified people were fleeing .

[@triplegoddess3404]

Sending love to you . This is so terrible 😭

[@mariarohmer2374]

Bless him! Poor dear!✨

[@robertmattson3150]

In the video where you can see the paragliders coming in, it reminded me of the beginning of Red Dawn. That part always gave me chills. I couldn't even imagine....

[@kristinagentile9448]

All my love from 🇺🇸

[@joy2theworld488]

This is unimaginable 😢

[@jacquelinemiguez1326]

he is still on a state of shock, which speaks volumes

[@christineschueneman4147]

So heartbreaking 😭

[@zoeybunch9580]

Re-train this reporter! She kept cutting him off! Now we will never know some of the things he was about to say. No empathy wtf.

[@suesmith4289]

Good luck young man, what a terrible nightmare, hope everything works out for you and everybody caught up in this, tragedy, peace to Israel, may God protect you.😢

[@kelbel1887]

This guy is so traumatized. God bless Israel!!

[@655Louisa]

These poor survivors are in shock

[@dedragalyon6879]

"Something that will effect you for awhile"....For the rest of his life~

[@kennyharrell2263]

Prayers go out to u and your family

[@danellehendricks8900]

I’m so sorry you had to experience that.❤

[@djtall3090]

Psytrance Ravers are the most peaceful people on Earth, I'm devastated.

[@LuxMundiLR]

Yeah... Peace, drugs and alcohol

[@crystalbluebutterfly]

I beg to differ, on major levels! Psy trance people are agro, dark, psychotic, mentally, emotionally, spiritually unstable, and generally unwell physiologically, and physically.

[@crystalbluebutterfly]

@@LuxMundiLRCracked out hippies, that they are! Jacked up on the stupidest excuse for dance music culture. It’s more like, “I can’t dance, and I have zero rhythm” music CULT-ure! Psy-trance, and dark-psy, people, are so effed up! It’s like they ask for, and magnetize, this type of energy to themselves! Like attracts like. Live, learn, love, like, hello???

[@Moneymagi]

They are a mixed bag.

[@crystalbluebutterfly]

@@sallysailor5642 Psytrance wants to think that it is occult. It’s not though. It means absolutely nothing. Other than a whitewashing history of more colonization, capitalization, and commercialization. Along side cultural appropriation, genocide, acculturation, and assimilation, that all entitled, egotistical colonizers, so egocentrically have been doing, for far too long! It’s really so simple! We just need to decolonize our minds, by eliminating the practice of farming animals for “food”. And then returning 35% of arable land to forests and to wildlife habitat. And never go beyond this balance with the natural world ever again. Food forests. Edible landscapes. Orchards. Gardens!!! It’s the only way to have a future, and to create peace in the world. Peace begins on our plates. Plant-based nutrition, and herbal medicine FTW!

[@jenik6210]

Thank you for the truth

[@Angelic102]

He is still speechless and in shock from the horrific things they saw on the way to escaping so sad all those people that were late to realize all those heroic police men that stood their ground pointing them to the escape why out that was cleared by them and their men that died on the road so tragic so sad u can tell he is heart broken 💔 and deeply sad

[@artemia79]

Just let the man tell his story.

[@mariarohmer2374]

There is nothing more disingenuous and oft-putting than George Stephanopoulos popping in loudly at the end with his dumb pitch. Especially so when we've been watching something as sober and heart wrenching as this. Nothing says we don't care like a smiling, self promotion.

[@adriennem3168]

Omg yes and it hasn't been updated for years They use the same one over and over again

[@mariarohmer2374]

@@adriennem3168 It's so unnecessary and disrespectful. I always shut it off and I suspect most people do the same. Why they keep it is beyond me. If I were GS I'd have it removed.

[@soffmusic9655]

My thoughts exactly.

[@triciac1019]

I am so sorry this happened to you and so many others.

[@Sweeter1ByFar]

He was just about to tell her something at the end, but she interrupted him and wrapped it up. Wonder what it was?? If you're reading this please tell us what it was. God help all the survivors!

[@bernardrubin5816]

My prayers for him and his cousins and friends and she needed to let him tell his story as the world needs to go and if she was in a rush then don’t put yourself out there to interview these victims of tragedy.

[@septemberplaid2832]

Yes

[@nepalmylove5376]

Please be strong , world should be with Israel.

[@mssinglesingle602]

PRAYERS TO ALL THIS IS VERY VERY SAD

[@TribalThief]

A festival 2 miles from gaza, 3000 young unarmed people, please explain this stupidity of how this was allowed to go ahead with those savages a stone's throw away, madness

[@silkbuttons]

Imagine these kids being drunk, or stoned, or on drugs when this was happening....😮

[@robertchapman160]

🙏🙏🙏 to all the victims at the festival and all over🙏🙏💯💯💯

[@LillianArch]

My prayers for all the innocent people.

[@CC-xn5xi]

Can you imagine if Coachella was attacked?

[@michelejackson7934]

Yeah, you want to suggest that next to Hamas? #evil#terroristgoals

[@ajohonly3721]

Omg pls don’t give the evil out there more ideas 😢.

[@KJRad]

😂

[@utube0803]

Shye, I thank God for your strength and courage. So grateful you and your friends survived this. I pray you all heal from this horrific experience. 😢

[@ms.yarbrough8925]

GOD BLESS THIS NATION, WE NEED YOU FATHER 😢😢😢

[@elisabethlicatasmith2227]

How could this have happened!? 😢😢😢😢😢

[@claudiacomo79]

I felt youR paiN 😢 I am with you.

[@tneary8319]

🙏 from Texas

[@debrasexton6050]

My god 😢my heart aches

[@watsonspuzzle]

Poor guy's a wreck.

[@katelane6250]

God only knows ..Bible around prophecy Algyt54

[@tonycat721]

All Israelis civilians should be allowed to carry guns.... just like SOME states in America....

[@Mom-sh4td]

This is so sad

[@d_walsh]

Why have a festival so close to gaza and hamas. 2 miles away.

[@lf9341]

Israel is tiny.....

[@MarshallHendrix-nx2gg]

A big empty field right next to 3rd most dense area on the planet...because the Palestinians are fenced in

[@frogsmoker714]

@@lf9341 It's not that small. Poor choice of location.

[@lf9341]

@@frogsmoker714 it's smaller than NewJersey. So yeah, it is small.

[@frogsmoker714]

@@lf9341 I didn't say it wasn't small. I've travelled/explored Israel and came across numerous locations out in the middle of nowhere which I would consider safer places to stage a concert. Now, saying that, I was not aware of the governmental restrictions mentioned in the previous comment.

[@paulotavares9166]

Praying 🙏 4 Israel

[@lailam9743]

Praying for palastine, Viva Palestine

[@gelo1238]

@@lailam9743 Praying for peace, but sadly there is no peace without war

[@religionisbad]

@@lailam9743 I am sad for Israel and Palestine, but no pity for the terrorists attacking a peaceful party or the faecal matter like you that support this terrorist attack.

[@medranochav]

​@religionisbad what do you think Israel has been doing to Palestine? genocide and open air prison is terrorism, no?

[@gelo1238]

@@medranochav For western people muslim people genocide is normal. They are used to that after 9/11

[@thomasknoll3998]

Shye dear, I am so thankful, that you survived and can tell you as an eyewitness, what happened - what the consequence of such horrible murder ideas is. I pray for you to Jesus Christ as a Christian girl. I also pray for young Palestines - also Muslim countries in parts - who are stuck in this way of life, made by the dead-brains of old cynical men all over the world. These men want money and power. They do not want Peace ... NOT for us and NOT for their own people. This must become clear to us peace-life-lovers. Please let us work together for this goal: We all need to wake up and see. I pray, that you can integrate this ... words are missing. I see, that you are dissociating and this is so understandable and even helpful, yeah. You all young people are SUCH COURAGEOUS HEROES - YOU DID THE PERFECT RIGHT THINGS EACH MOMENT of your flight - YOU WERE AN INTELLIGENT AND RESILIENT TEAM - AND THIS SAVED YOUR LIFE. Please integrate everything. Please feel yourself in your body: You are still the same personality. And please let us spread the message that we all - independant of which background we are - need to realise and stand up and FIGHT against murder-brains and work and FIGHT for LIFE. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@hazell5457]

God bless you all.

[@veronicabujanda3005]

Lamento tanto lo ocurrido...¡ mis oraciones para todas la víctimas de este terrible y despreciable abuso, Y mi duda es por que tarda tanto el ejercito Israeli en llegar a el lugar?

[@segnos]

The attack was done in the beginning of the holiday "שמחה תורה" and so many of the soldier were unprepared, as well as most of the volunteers not working that day El ataque se realizó al comienzo de la festividad "שמחה תורה" y muchos de los soldados no estaban preparados, así como la mayoría de los voluntarios que no trabajaron ese día.

[@kampawlowski7762]

I couldn't imagine popping molly all night, then having the sun come up and a massacre all at the same time. Poor people dealt with some extreme highs and awful lows in a short amount of time . Ide like to say that I wish them the best, but I think we all know; no one is recovering from this trauma. Poor souls.

[@michellemckenna9568]

Molly?… I’m confused.😢

[@michellemckenna9568]

Was he doing it? Horrific regardless. So sad😢

[@emiliobello2538]

This is like the Altamont attack but deadlier

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

That came from *within* the festival. These folks were attacked by a fully trained military force intent on destroying them. This was a mass shooter event.

[@luv2travel2000]

Glad he and his friends made it to safety! In another interview he said he took videos as well as photos. Hope he shares the videos.

[@drSJV]

So many who survived say they first went to pack their stuff. If you suspect an emergency, never start to pack, just leave!

[@tboyce1998]

😢🙏🏾🙏🏾 ❤❤

[@asalane20]

When will humans stop terrorizing each other?

[@lstruggy]

It was like a horror movie man wow 😮 rip to the ones who didn’t make it deyem 🙏🏽

[@dogtrainershellyhainesvsa-4129]

UGH! Lady let the man finish his story! She totally ruined it. He never even finished his story.

[@kabtennameq]

When you wanted to have a party, you couldn't find a place except near the Gaza Wall. For a week, the sounds of music were heard by all those living near the wall. Why did you do it and what is the purpose of it.

[@naomideguyane]

Thank you for bringing this up!💔 People are so superficial!

[@missruzl14]

What an ass Hole!! Does this justify murder? But their comments you will know they are Muslims!

[@shareenash9385]

This was a planned attack. Hamas didn’t just break out the para gliders over some noisy kids throwing a party. JFC!

[@_TheDarkHalf]

My mans still rollin

[@valerieschweitzer9137]

Im so sorry for your loss and have such respect for your resilience. Gd bless you!!!!!

[@jenniferbethparishwhite688]

💔

[@neolapeterson4011]

Bless your heart. I am thankful to God that you got out. Stay safe and I will continue prayers

[@sweb3590]

An ambush. People flying in and attackers in the area where people fleeing would go and these victims ended up going around it wow

[@smassey6848]

He should still be there having a good time with his friends listening to the music! SMH.

[@christopherconwell7271]

Let's start talking about WHY? this happened! Iron Dome? What happened to it and isrealie intelligence?

[@trendmassacre8423]

It happened because they supposedly want a separation from Israel, and supposedly Israel has treated the enemy like crap for a long time.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

@@trendmassacre8423 I don't trust child r*pists.

[@pillowface5628]

​@@trendmassacre8423how abt for 80 years

[@VL1975]

This ain't the place or video to do that, keyboard warrior.

[@justsim725]

Why were police directing them to the field?

[@rosezimmerman3821]

The reporter said ..."this will effect you for a while." 🤦🏼‍♀️ Try "never recover from, have nightmares about, struggle with survivor's guilt, etc..."

[@yatinsinha6796]

Must be so horrofying situation!

[@FFHEvents]

thank you for telling your story. Am Yisroel Chai #IstandwithIsrael

[@SaveAnimalsWorld-123]

Look at his face.

[@mosphere123]

What about it?

[@newtalking3]

Too many of these young people stuck in that situation had taken a lot of party type drugs and said they couldn't shake it off at the time and could not think or react fast enough to what was happening around them

[@cliviadamiane3925]

She didn't respect when he was speaking. So rude!

[@steveb7429]

He almost sounds catatonic. He probably is still in a state of shock. It will probably haunt him his entire life

[@martinsloan9785]

Someboby has to pay for this, and the price is high.

[@wndmountain]

That young man has the '1,000 mile' stare.

[@pallonnineta]

Sad😢..

[@lailam9743]

Happy

[@what.the...]

God is with you. You won. You are alive. Live !! You won. God bless you all ❤

[@raysegura6669]

I can only imagine :/ very sad

[@sueh5241]

Im sorry ❤

[@dbadagna]

Why not properly credit the interviewer by adding her name to the video description above?