Murder of Kim Damti
Kim Damti was a woman with Israeli and Irish citizenship who was declared missing after Hamas militants attacked the "Supernova Sukkot Gathering" music festival near Re'im in Israel on 7 October 2023. Damti was confirmed dead on 11 October 2023. Tributes were paid to her in the Irish parliament, Dáil Éireann, where Tánaiste Micheál Martin described her as "a young 22-year-old with her full life ahead of her only for it to be cut down in a barbaric way".[1]
Background[edit]
Damti was born in Israel and lived in the town of Gedera. Through her mother, Jennifer, who is from Portlaoise, Damti held Irish citizenship. She and her four siblings would regularly spend their summers in Ireland.[2]
Supernova attack[edit]
On Saturday 7 October 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza into Israel. Armed militants broke down the barriers surrounding Gaza, and entered Israel. At the "Supernova Sukkot Gathering" in Re'im, Hamas killed 260 festivalgoers, injured many more, and took an unknown number of hostages.[3]
Funeral[edit]
Damti was confirmed dead on 11 October.[4] Her funeral was held on Thursday 12 October in Gedera.
See also[edit]
- Re'im music festival massacre
- Outline of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- List of massacres in Israel
- List of terrorist incidents in 2023
References[edit]
- ↑ "Funeral of Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti takes place in Israel". irishexaminer.com. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Irish woman missing in Israel following Hamas attack". irishexaminer.com. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "From trance to terror: The Supernova music festival massacre". nbcbayareacom. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Funeral takes place of Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti". www.rte.ie. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Unknown parameter
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