New documentation of Hamas terrorists in the area of the party in Re'im / use according to section 27a
"One phone call separated the lives and integrity of the plaintiffs' body and soul from the destruction of their lives," write 42 Nova party victims in a first-of-its-kind tort lawsuit filed against the country's security agencies for their "negligence and omissions" regarding the nature party.
In the lawsuit, filed Monday, the victims are petitioning for compensation in the amount of NIS 200 million from the IDF, Shin Bet and the police due to their "gross negligence in all matters relating to the management of events at the party." The lawsuit was accompanied by an expert opinion detailing the defendants' failures on behalf of a retired deputy commissioner, who was responsible for years for the issue of event approval and licensing.
Alleged negligence and security omissions. The scene of the massacre in Re'im / Yotam Ronen
Dozens of Nova Party Victims Sue the State/Flash 90, Yossi Zamir
Forty-two young men and women, survivors of the party who were physically and/or emotionally harmed, signed the lawsuit, to which medical opinions proving their claims were attached. "All the defendants had to do was make a phone call to their officials to disperse the party in light of the alerts received on the night of October 42, 6 – October 10, 23," it said.
According to the lawsuit, the request for approval for a party called "Unity," which began a day before the "Nova" party, in the Reim parking lot near the Gaza border, was submitted about three months before the event. At the 7th minute, permission was requested to extend the party by another day. Senior officers in the Gaza Division expressed security concerns about holding a mass party near the Gaza border, but nevertheless the approval was received.
"The disaster could have been avoided." Documentation of people hanging out at the Nova party/official website, Ido Darby and Liav Franco
It was also noted that the operations officer of the Gaza Division objected to holding the party because it was an unnecessary security risk, and even stressed that the IDF would have difficulty securing the party throughout the weekend, because it was Simchat Torah and many soldiers had gone on vacation. Despite his warnings and those of other officers, permission was given to hold the party. According to prosecutors, no one in the IDF or the police informed the approximately 3,500 participants of security concerns.
Moreover, it was further claimed, when it became known the night before the surprise Hamas attack that an unusual security situation had developed, the security forces did not bother to immediately order the closure of the party and the dispersal of the partygoers to their homes. "It is incomprehensible," the court wrote, "how the defendants did not order the party to be dissolved immediately." Among other things, even after the concern arose that terrorists would infiltrate the area, the party was not dispersed, and the number of police officers and equipment did not suit the nature of the mission.
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