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Israel-Gaza: More than 250 bodies found at site of Supernova festival [1]

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Date: 2023-10

Israelis are still processing news of this unprecedented surprise Hamas attack and searching desperately for news of loved ones who are missing.

As the death toll rises, we are seeing shocking footage that shows bodies still lying by roads close to the Gaza Strip. One video shows a dead family’s belongings including a child’s pushchair.

At the main hospital in Ashkelon, we meet a distraught mother, Rachel Ezra, whose son, Oz and his girlfriend, Naomi - aged 24 and 23 - are still missing.

She berates a visiting MP, accusing the government of not doing enough to help. “I want my son,” she shouts, her voice raw. “I don’t know what to say!”

The hospital here has treated over 400 people injured in this huge assault: soldiers from military bases that were overrun, partygoers from a rave in the fields next to Gaza, and locals injured when their homes were hit by rockets.

There are reminders that the fighting still continues with booms overhead as the Iron Dome missile defence system intercepts incoming rocket fire.

Earlier near Ashkelon, motorists filmed the dramatic scenes as Israeli forces engaged in a shootout on a busy road.

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