Title: Israeli Man Makes Split-Second Decision to Stop Terror Attack and Survive Massacre
Subtitle: Michael Silberberg’s harrowing escape from the Hamas massacre at Supernova music festival
Tel Aviv, Israel – In a desperate bid for survival, Michael Silberberg, a 50-year-old man, made a split-second decision to stop a terrorist attack during the massacre at the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im. With hundreds of Hamas terrorists swarming through the crowd, Silberberg and his two friends narrowly escaped the initial slaughter and later found themselves facing another attack.
Silberberg, an Israel-born German, instinctively accelerated his car and crashed into the motorcycle carrying the terrorists who were spraying gunfire at passing cars. The shooter died instantly, while the driver was left crawling in the street with severe injuries. Defiantly speaking from his Tel Aviv apartment, Silberberg expressed his change of heart toward the Palestinian people, stating, “You can’t make peace with these people. They don’t want to coexist with us. They want to kill us.”
The Supernova festival, held just miles from Gaza, was the first target in the Hamas-led massacre, which left at least 260 people dead and an unknown number of hostages. Hamas terrorists arrived on trucks and motorcycles, charging into crowds and firing shots at helpless festival-goers trying to escape into the fields. Israeli communities nearby also faced attacks, with Hamas kidnapping and killing scores of people, including soldiers, civilians, the elderly, and young children, in their homes.
The magnitude of the carnage has left Israel in a state of shock. Israelis had not witnessed such bloodshed in decades, making it the bloodiest terror attack in the country’s history. Despite the bodies having been cleared away, the festival grounds remain evidence of the devastating attack. Bullet-riddled cars, broken suitcases with spilled clothing, and ticket booths pocked with gunfire can still be seen throughout the area.
Peleg Horev, a bartender at the festival, returned to the scene to pay homage to the victims and tell their stories. “I feel I owe them, you know, all the people that were here and murdered,” Horev said. “I’m alive, I stayed alive. I have to tell their story. Each and every one of them.”
As soldiers patrol the area, security forces remain on high alert, fearing the possibility of further attacks or hidden terrorists lingering in the fields and brush. Survivors like Silberberg and Horev are haunted by their narrow escapes, feeling a deep sense of indebtedness to those who lost their lives.
The tragic events at the Supernova music festival have left the Israeli nation grieving, while reinforcing the resolve of some to protect and defend their homeland against further threats of violence.