Editor’s note: The videos in this article are courtesy Nick Zhiharev. One of the videos, shot by Mr. Zhiharev using his cellphone, shows the music festival before the start of the attack, while the others show scenes as he was escaping from the festival area.
Nick Zhiharev had attended music festivals in the desert region in southern Israel before, and each time he found it intriguing that such an event could be held just outside the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
