An Israeli man is missing after he rushed to a trance music festival near the Gaza Strip in a desperate bid to save his 20-year-old daughter as a violent mob of Hamas terrorists descended on the hot party.
The family of Mark Peretz told The Post Sunday that they had not seen the 51-year-old father since he sped out of their home in Rishon LeZion on Saturday morning.
Peretz finds himself in danger when he learns violence has broken out at the Tribe of Nova music festival his daughter Maya is attending.
“[He] dropped everything and drove there,” Peretz’s daughter-in-law Jessica Cohen, 24, told The Post.
“Even considering the situation, considering that there were rockets thrown over our heads. Given the fact that he saw Hamas terrorists coming into Israel, bringing parachutes into Israel… he went to save Maya.”
As Peretz sped south, Maya dodged through fields and sharp bushes to escape Hamas militants, who gunned down concertgoers, brutally kidnapped young and old women, and in some cases shot hostages in the legs so they couldn’t escape.
At least 260 have been reported dead at the festival, which witnesses have described as a “massacre” as the body count continues to rise. It is not clear how many people were taken away by Hamas terrorists.
Mark Peretz, 51, disappeared after he raced south to save his 20-year-old daughter from Hamas terrorists
Maya and a group of about 12 people managed to crash into a car fleeing north, but were forced to abandon the vehicle as the terrorists fired after them “relentlessly.” They then hid in the police station for three terrifying hours, Cohen said.
At one point, Peretz was within 20 minutes of the police station where Maya was sheltering and called her family back in Rishon LeZion to check in before she was suddenly cut off.
“We were on the phone with him and we heard gunshots, and didn’t know for sure what was going on,” Cohen said.
Peretz had shared his location on his cell phone, and his son’s ex-military friends rushed to the area where he had gone to look for him.
“We sent his friend to the area. They said they saw the car, but they didn’t see anybody in it,” Cohen said.
Maya manages to find a safe ride home with one of her friend’s fathers, but no one has seen or heard from Peretz since he disappeared from the side of the road.
Music festival goers fled in terror as Hamas descended on the event, shooting dead people and taking hostages At least 260 people have been confirmed dead at the music festival. Their bloodied bodies were stacked in tents while they awaited identification
“It’s just the scariest situation,” Cohen said. “We are living in a nightmare.”
“And it’s not just me — everyone in Israel is hugging each other, but we’re living a nightmare. We’re all living in this crazy terrorist attack, and it’s insane. It is completely incomprehensible.”
The family has tried to track down Peretz’s phone, but they say it has moved erratically across the countryside in a way that doesn’t make sense, and Cohen says every lead they get just leads to conflicting facts and more confusion.
Police and other authorities are still too overwhelmed by rebuffing the Hamas invaders to devote any resources to helping in the search for Peretz, not to mention that countless others are also missing, Cohen said.
“The police are dealing with a lot of other things right now. There are so many terrorists out there, and the streets are literally blocked everywhere we go,” he said. “We’re just at the hospital looking for him, we’re just at the police station looking for any answers, trying to trace his phone, trying to do anything.”
“There are thousands of families like us. There are thousands of families looking for loved ones. Their loved ones may still be in the desert, they may be hiding at home, you never know.”
The Peretzs told The Post they are just one of thousands of families searching for their loved ones. Family Distribution
“They terrorize innocent people, they take innocent young women hostage, and god knows what they do to them. It’s scary, and we need support from everyone,” he said.
“It’s much worse than I can explain. It’s everyone’s nightmare.”
Hundreds of Israelis have been killed since Hamas forces invaded the country in a brutal sneak attack on Saturday. Thousands were injured, and at least a hundred people were taken hostage.
As rockets continue to soar over Israel and gunfire rages in the streets, Peretz remains undeterred in their search for a father whose first thought is always for his family.
“He’s just the best person in the world. He didn’t think twice before leaving the house yesterday morning,” said Cohen.
“Her whole heart is her family.”
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