Today, the world’s population is shocked by the tragic and massive attack by Hamas forces in Israel. Especially the massacre and kidnapping of tourists who were present at the festival ‘Tribú de Nova Parallel Universe edition’.

The psychedelic trance music event was framed during Israel’s Sukkot holiday celebration. According to AS, the celebration of biblical origins, which ended in massacres and kidnappings, commemorates the forty years that Israelis lived in the desert in huts known as Sukkot.

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Parallel Universe and its first edition in Israel

According to the official website, Universo Paralelo is a festival of Brazilian origin that has been taking place for 23 years. In addition, it has special editions in various countries to share music psy trance (psychedelic trance) and electronics.

On the other hand, Tribal Reunion explained that the concerts of this event take place for nine consecutive days every two years in places that are difficult to access as part of the experience of being in an “alternate reality.” Therefore, it was the first edition held in Israel, specifically near the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of people attend this celebration, which is usually accompanied by sports activities, local art presentations, lectures, shopping and much more, as published by La Nación.

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Response to Hamas attack

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According to Nius, more than 250 bodies were recovered during the Hamas attack in the area where the concert was held alone. Therefore, Universo Paralelo published an official statement on its Instagram account about what happened.

“The Universo Paralello team is appalled, shocked and outraged by the attack on innocent lives,” the text begins. “The attack not only took place in the region of the event, but was simultaneously orchestrated throughout the country with more than 2,000 rockets.”

In addition, the festival management indicates that so far they have no reliable information about the number or names of the victims and point out that in their stories they have shared a form to provide information about the missing.

(JO)