A 20-year-old photographer told Insider how he escaped Hamas militants at the Nova music festival. Hamas militants opened fire on the festival-goers and took hostages, with those not fleeing playing dead or hiding in trees. He said the realization that Hamas militants were likely nearby caused him to have a panic attack. "I couldn't move, even to get back into the car," Derby explained. They drove again, and he said they passed a white Isuzu vehicle with Hamas militants in it.

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Persons: —, Ido Derby, Derby, Tze'elim — Organizations: Nova, Service, Iron Dome, Israel Defense Forces, Derby, Isuzu Locations: Israel, Nova, Rishon LeTsiyon, Gaza, Tze'elim, Rishon