Alok says his father is in a bunker and waiting to return to Brazil after witnessing bombings during a rave in Israel

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DJ Juarez Petrillo was one of the attractions at the Universo Paralello electronic party, which was bombed by Hamas on Saturday (7); more than 260 bodies were found at the site. Rave took place in southern Israel, in a location about 300 meters from the Gaza Strip. Alok’s father films party being interrupted after Hamas attack in Israel DJ Alok reported on social media that his father, DJ Juarez Petrillo, was taken to a bunker and awaits instructions to return to Brazil after witnessing the Hamas bombing at the festival electronic music “Universo Paralello”, in Israel. The event had been taking place since Friday (6) in the desert in southern Israel, in a location approximately 300 meters from the Gaza Strip. However, on Saturday morning (7), the edition was interrupted by an attack by the Hamas group and more than 260 people died, according to Israeli authorities. Petrillo was one of the attractions and filmed the moment the festival was interrupted by bombs. In the video, which was posted on his social network, it is possible to see smoke in the sky and people moving around the place: “I’m still in shock! And the bombs don’t stop exploding…”, he said. (look above). “Regarding my father, he is safe in a bunker awaiting instructions to return to Brazil. My prayers go out to the people in the region who are victims of this cruel war, as well as to the families suffering at this time. How sad!” , wrote Alok. Juarez Swarup Petrillo, Alok’s father, films the festival being interrupted after a Hamas attack in Israel – Goiás Reproduction/Instagram Read also LIVE: On the third day of war, deaths exceed 1,300 Brazilians tell how they fled a bombed rave in Israel : ‘Terrorists shot us’ Brazilian Jewish family searches for 18-year-old man who disappeared in the Gaza Strip Brazilian athlete cries as he narrates acts of terror at a rave with 260 dead in Israel: ‘It was hell. More than 300 shots at us ‘The DJ also clarified that his father was not the one who organized the festival in Israel. “I am appalled and still shocked by the cowardly attack on thousands of innocent people through the use of more than 2,500 missiles in the invasion of several points in southern Israel. As many of you know, my father was in one of these invaded locations, and how much to his involvement in the event, he is not the organizer. My father was HIRED to perform at an event that licensed the rights to use the festival’s name, as has happened in several other countries.” “The Israeli production company licensed the use of the brand and organized the event independently, with my father as one of the attractions. Historically, events take place in the region and, the day before, there was another festival in the SAME LOCATION called Rising Spirit.” Brazilian athlete tells how he escaped the rave where 260 people died in Israel What is Universo Paralello? The Brazilian event “Universo Paralello” was created in Brazil in the 2000s by Juarez Petrillo. The party started in Goiás, but was soon transferred to Bahia, where it usually takes place at New Year’s Eve on Pratigi beach, in Ituberá. According to the Brazilian rave organization, the brand is usually licensed to other countries, with a local producer responsible for organizing and hiring the artists. As a result, the festival has already taken place in countries such as India, in 2015, and in France, in 2016, and between 2022 and 2023, editions were held in Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Thailand and Mexico. Universo Paralello in Brazil in photos on social media Reproduction/Instagram On social media, the Brazilian organization published a note about the attack in Israel. “We are deeply shocked by the latest developments in Israel involving unprecedented simultaneous attacks in several regions of the country by Hamas. As many of you know, the ‘Tribe of New Edition Universo Paralello’ event was being held in the South region, close to the Strip of Gaza on the 6th, one of the places attacked”, says the statement. “Israel is recognized worldwide for major electronic music events and the place is known for holding several of them, and the day before a festival with the same profile took place in the same location.” Video shows moment when rave is interrupted in Israel because of Hamas bombing ‘Terrorists shot at us and we saw hundreds of bodies’ Rafael Birman, 30, from São Paulo, was at the Universo Paralello rave. Alongside four other friends, Birman told g1 horror scenes that began at 6am on Saturday (7), when bombs began to fall in the party area. “We took a wrong road and came face to face with the border gate. That’s when armed terrorists started shooting at us and we had to flee on foot, looking for shelter along with shot Israeli Forces soldiers. We saw hundreds of bodies in the streets and bloodied people, with cars that had just been hit by bombs,” said Birman. Brazilian tells how he fled the rave interrupted by Hamas bombing “We were saved precisely by the Israeli soldiers who appeared and started returning fire. I’ve never been so scared in my life. A bazooka shot exploded less than three meters from us. I swear to you, that was the moment I said: ‘we are going to die’. I sent an audio message to my mother saying I loved her and telling her the password to the safe.” The car Rafael’s group was in was rented and was hit by more than 200 shots, according to him. 6 hours in a bunker They found shelter in a small town near the border, where a Jewish peasant family with three children offered the bunker – bomb shelter – in their house to accommodate them. “They sheltered eight people in the bunker, out of pure solidarity. We spent at least six hours inside and that’s when we began to realize the scale of this Hamas attack and how lucky we were to have escaped with our lives. Even now the scenes of bloodied people, with exploded cars and shouting ‘terrorists, terrorists’, don’t leave my head”, said the boy. Rafael Birman, 30 years old, from São Paulo, was taking part this Saturday (7) in the rave ‘Universo Paralelo’, when the participants were surprised by bombings by Hamas. reproduction

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