In Memory of
David Newman
דוד נאמן
Killed
Plant a Tree
in Memory
of this Victim
כ"ב בתשרי התשפ"ד
:תאריך פטירה
25
:גיל
פסטיבל נובה; מכולות צהובות
: מקום האירוע
Date of Death:
October 7, 2023
Age:
25
Place of Event:
Nova Festival; Yellow Containers
ישראל
:אזרחות
ירושלים
:מקום מגורים
Country:
Israel
Residence:
Jerusalem
Information is accurate to the best of our knowledge.
In case of discrepancy between the Hebrew and the English, the Hebrew should take precedence.
David Yair Shalom Naaman, z"l, from Jerusalem, was shot multiple times point blank at the Nova nature party in front of his partner Noam (who was seriously wounded and had to go through surgeries and physical rehabilitation).Noam recalls:
"When one of the security men ran towards us and shouted that either we run for our lives or we stay in the field to die. Right at that second, shots started from all sides. Everyone ran. People literally fell into our hands. We ran towards two garbage containers that were there. At first we stood near but after a few minutes the shooting stopped. We decided to go inside. Then the terrorists also came closer and we heard them speaking in Arabic. There were gunshots, RPGs, grenades and shouts of 'Allah Akbar'. It was scary. We heard people shouting while they were being kidnapped and phones ringing. All the while David was trying to text people our location We hoped that the army or the police would come to rescue us. We were there for four and a half hours. From six thirty in the morning, we were in garbage, flies and ants.
Unfortunately, the terrorists realized that there were people in the second container and killed them all. That was the moment when David pushed me deep into the bags. There were endless shots around me. I heard my David's last breath next to me and I was simply afraid to move, even though I was in terrible pain because I had been shot , but I was silent from the fear, the shock. It took me a while before I texted my sister what happened. I started recording her messages. I shouted to her that David is dead, that our friends are dead, to come rescue us. It was only when I heard speaking in Hebrew that I raised my head and saw people I knew from the party. They came to save us, but it was too late. David was murdered. The man who was supposed to be my husband was murdered next to me and with him other friends."
Noam describes David as "a boy who always lit up everywhere he went, eighty meters plus, with long blond hair that you can't miss, always smiling and laughing, always helping others, seeing everyone around him. He was an energetic, loved and loving boy. He dreamed of opening an Events Hall to make people happy."