Posted on: October 9, 2023, 07:37h. 

Last updated on: October 9, 2023, 07:37h.

Several hundred people gathered at The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip to demonstrate their support for Israel.

Many showed their support for Israel at the “Stand Up Against Terror. Stand With Israel” rally by waving Israeli flags and singing.

The rally was a response to the recent invasion of Israel by Hamas terrorists, resulting in the brutal killings of over 800 victims, mostly civilians, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.

Reports indicate that hundreds of victims have been abducted and are believed to be held hostage in tunnels in Gaza.

Notable Attendees

One attendee, Anna-Lee Brody, who was born in Israel and served in its military, expressed her reasons for attending the rally.

“This makes me feel like at least I can advocate and stand for my country,” Brody told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “It also makes me feel like I have another shoulder, other Israelis, to balance off on and to talk to.”

Brody’s Israeli cousin managed to evade the terrorists and was eventually rescued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) after hiding for 25 hours.

“If we don’t start standing up as a world and saying we need to put a stop to anti-Semitism, we need to put a stop to the destruction of the Jewish people, it will never stop,” Brody said.

Another attendee, Meital Barda, who was also born in Israel and has been residing in the U.S. for 12 years, expressed her solidarity with her home country.

“This is just to show solidarity with my country,” Barda told the Review-Journal.

Rivka Lagstein, who was born in Israel, took her daughter, Nicole, to the rally as well.

“It feels like a second Holocaust,” Rivka Lagstein told Las Vegas TV station KLAS. “Israel has never had anything like this before. I feel helpless that I cannot do more but to rally.”

Noa Peri-Jensch added to KLAS that in Israel, “The entire country is in shock, they are mourning.”

“My heart is shattered into pieces, and I am broken,” UNLV student Gaia Steinberg further expressed to KLAS. “When I tell friends of mine who don’t have a direct connection to it, they don’t understand.”

Details of the Mass Shooting

The mass shooting in Israel resulted in the deaths of 260 concert goers.

The terrorists, heavily armed, used paragliders or vans to access the concert grounds.

Victims were either shot or had their legs targeted to prevent them from escaping. Some were kidnapped, and there are reports of rape by the terrorists.

The Universo Paralello Festival, where the shooting took place, had approximately 70 percent of attendees from Israel, with others coming from the U.S., Europe, Australia, and other locations, according to Israeli news outlet Yedioth Ahronoth.

One of the missing individuals is Kim Danti, an Irish-Israeli who contacted her family during the shooting but hasn’t been heard from since.

Danti’s mother, Jennifer Danti, spoke to ABC News and condemned the horrific act.

“They just shot everywhere. They just shot them, slaughtered them like dogs,” Jennifer Danti said. “I want the world to condemn this behavior.”

With strategic actions expected from the Israeli military, further incidents may occur in Gaza.

Remembering the Las Vegas Shooting

Saturday’s mass shooting in Israel occurred six years after the tragic mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, where 60 victims lost their lives.

Stephen Paddock, the shooter, injured 546 concertgoers before taking his own life.

Let’s take a moment to remember the victims and stand against all forms of violence.