The chilling video that shows several people hiding under the brush during the Hamas attack on the music festival

Chilling video shows the moment terrified Israeli attendees at the attacked music festival were forced to hide in undergrowth to avoid a hail of bullets from Hamas gunmen in a massacre that has left some 260 civilians dead.

Survivors of the attack posted clips of the ordeal on social media, showing how they were forced to hide under bushes and record soft farewell messages to their loved ones as they watched victims being killed one by one.

a surprise attack

Many stood motionless, terrified, for more than five hours before hearing the sound of Israeli armed forces speaking in Hebrew.

The Palestinian militant group stormed the Supernova Festival being held near Kibbutz Re'im near the Gaza Strip as part of its surprise attack launched on Saturday.