Nova Festival Victims Memorial

The Nova Festival Victims Memorial is a monument commemorating the victims of the Nova Festival massacre. It is located in the Re'im parking lot near Kibbutz Re'im, where the festival took place on October 6–7, 2023.

Background
On the night between October 6 and 7, 2023, the "Nova" festival took place in the Re'im parking lot near Kibbutz Re'im in the Gaza envelope.

On the morning of October 7, 2023, at 6:29 AM, a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip towards the surrounding settlements began. Under the cover of the rockets, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, during which Nukhba operatives carried out a massacre at the festival.

The Memorial
Photos of the victims from the party are displayed at the memorial in the Re'im parking lot. At the site where the massacre occurred, a memorial was established in memory of the victims. On Tu BiShvat 5784, the families of the victims planted trees in memory of their loved ones, and the Jewish National Fund (JNF) erected posts displaying photos of the murdered and kidnapped, along with Israeli flags. At the base of these posts, artists from across the country placed red anemone sculptures, symbolizing the flowers that bloom in the nearby Re'im forest during winter and serving as a metaphor for the young lives lost.

Additionally, members of the civilian emergency response team displayed a sign with the message: "Bring them home now," along with a fabric adorned with paintings of 40 colorful butterflies, representing the number of people kidnapped from the party.

Since the massacre, thousands have visited the site to lay wreaths. School groups, security personnel, delegations from abroad, and others regularly visit the memorial.