The survivors of the events that took place Saturday morning at a party near Gaza - which turned into a battlefield - began to report on the event they went through.
It is estimated that a large part of the 182 wounded who were taken to the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon today came from this area.
According to reports, the incident began with a rocket attack on the location of the party. "We thought it was an ordinary missile alert, so we stayed at the party and waited for everything to pass. We knew there would be traffic jams at the exit so we waited," says Shai Moreno, who attended the party. "At first we didn't see many policemen."
After that, the terrorists arrived at the scene and surrounded the people who wanted to escape. "We saw people running for their lives. We hid like partisans under the trees. Every time someone raised their heads, we heard bursts of automatic rifle fire. Everyone present felt the impact of the bullets and explosions. It's not an easy emotional burden."
Sa'ar Rahamim, another witness, said: "I don't think it was a fake. It was planned. At about 5:30 in the morning, they started firing at us. As soon as a red alert sounded, a rush of cars started trying to leave the party, but the terrorists surrounded us. They threw a grenade, people were shocked, terrorists shot everywhere, policemen fell. It was a massacre. We hid in the forest for several hours. My friends are still missing. I don't know how to deal with what I saw."