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Peter Beaumont and Quique Kierszenbaum in Rehovot

‘A circle of death’: Nova festival survivor recalls 15-mile barefoot escape from Hamas

Nadav Hanan
Nadav Hanan’s story of escape is one of the most detailed to emerge from the festival. Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian

Nadav Hanan was at the smaller of the dance stages at the Nova dance festival in southern Israel when Hamas attacked.

It was the beginning of an extended nightmare for the 27-year-old that saw him zigzag more than 15 miles of rough ground barefoot, surviving seven ambushes by Hamas attackers along the route to safety.

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