The Universo Paralello electronic music festival took place near the southern border, where Hamas began its attack
Juárez Petrillo, Alok’s fatherwas at the Israeli edition of the electronic music festival Universo Parallelo in Tel Aviv, in Israel, when the bombings began in the conflict with Hamas. Known as DJ Swarup, he reported: “War, brother, be serious (…) I’m in shock even now. And the bombs don’t stop exploding.”
Juarez is the creator of the trance festival Parallel universeborn in 2000 in Goiás, it has become a point of reference in the subgenre of trance music and has obtained multiple editions around the world, such as the one in Tel Aviv.
There were also Brazilians among the fans at the festival at the start of the attacks, which occurred near Israel’s southern border. According to Itamaraty information published in GloboNewsa Brazilian who was at the festival was injured and two others are missing.
According to the Instagram account of a Brazilian at the event, Gabriela Barbosa, the festival took place about 20 minutes from the border. She says she was able to leave the scene safely.
“Running, crying, they asked us to stay on the ground for 15 minutes, until they told us to evacuate the place as soon as possible”, he says. He claims to have seen a woman hit by gunfire and a car with the windows broken and a person inside during the escape, and that Hamas subsequently invaded the rave site.
URGENT: the edition of Universo Paralello in Israel was invaded by Hamas soldiers, who intervened by firing shots. The festival’s production team had to evacuate the area, but people were still killed.
Video by Juarez (Swarup), Alok’s father and creator of the festival. pic.twitter.com/Z8wgnHto4M
— COBAT A.CABRAL (@artcobat) October 7, 2023
The edition of Parallel Universe which took place in Israel had to be hastily closed due to attacks by Hamas soldiers.
The DJ and also producer of the event Juarez Petrillo (Swarup) recorded the moment of the evacuation of the event. pic.twitter.com/sJfBSJdyY8
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“Guys, the party is over because there are bombs. I’m shocked,” the DJ says, with security warnings blaring in the background and those present, including him, evacuating the place.
“Surreal! I was supposed to play, but the lineup was an hour late,” he says. It was the first time it had happened, a party like this had never stopped. I don’t even know what to say,” she said.
Here is an account from a Brazilian (gabibf) who was at the festival. I’m really worried about this, my brother Omoloks has an appointment in Tel Aviv next week. I hope everything goes well overall. Countries at war in 2023 is a very bizarre stage. pic.twitter.com/vcNpx1cGBn
— COBAT A.CABRAL (@artcobat) October 7, 2023
Read Gabriela Barboza’s full Instagram story below:
“Guys, me, Matan and our friends were very close to the border with Gaza and out of nowhere, at the dawn of the party, missiles launched from Gaza began to pass through the sky. If it weren’t for the missile defense system I wouldn’t be writing here for you. Simply the most surreal experience I’m having. Running, crying, they asked us to lie on the floor for 15 minutes, until they told us to evacuate the place as quickly as possible. I couldn’t film anything because I’m in shock, but we were in the Israeli edition of Parallel Universe (…) There is a group of Hamas militants who entered somewhere in the south, that is, 20 minutes from where we were , right now inside Israel they take people hostage and shoot them. Our friends, while evacuating the area around the party, treated a woman who had been hit in the leg, we passed by a car that was on the side of the road with all its windows broken, and someone inside, of whom we did not know. no idea if he’s alive or dead… Two of our friends are still there because they closed the roads, but they are fine. Two others were hit by something while trying to go to Tel Aviv, we have no news of what it was, they can’t speak, but they are being treated well. (…) We decided to go to the Dead Sea, where it is more difficult for missiles to reach and it was easier to get there, in principle we will stay here until tomorrow. I’m very shocked, but I’m alive. (…) After we left, videos and reports like this one circulated on the Internet. Hamas invaded the party and shot people. Our friends were not as lucky as us and are currently hiding on the outskirts of the fire zone. I ask you to pray to the God you believe in, whatever he may be, to get out of this situation as quickly as possible. When the missiles went off they were all there holding my hand and saying that I was safe, that everything would be fine. It’s eating me up inside that I can’t do it for them now. “
Source: Terra
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