Nova music festival massacre

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nova-music-festival-massacre

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the event name?Supernova Sukkot Gathering
2. What is the date of attack?October 7, 2023
3. What happened at the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023?A surprise attack by armed militants happened, with rockets and attackers, causing many people to be hurt or killed.
4. Why did the attackers target the festival?They wanted to create terror and cause many casualties, choosing the festival as a main target.

al-Qassam Brigades: The armed wing of Hamas, responsible for military operations and attacks.
Shemini Atzeret: An Orthodox Jewish holiday that follows the festival of Sukkot, marking the end of the annual Torah reading cycle.
Kibbutz Re'im: A collective community in southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip, where the festival took place.
Powered Paraglider: A type of personal aircraft consisting of a fabric wing and a motor, used by attackers to reach the festival site.