(NewsNation) —  It was supposed to be a concert to celebrate peace and goodwill. But that festival in an Israeli desert on October 7, 2023, turned into a nightmare when Hamas militants attacked.

Dor Kapah was among those who escaped – at least escape the violence of that day. The days since then are something else.

“Every day is like you’re born again. You’re trying to manage yourself … your temper and also your emotions about it after you lost so many friends.”

He tells “NewsNation Prime” it was akin to an apocalypse, but he managed to avoid the panicked traffic jams and escape via the open field where so many others were killed.

Not only the roads, but the mobile phone channels were jammed, he says, making it impossible to reach help. He says there was no time to think in the moment, just try to escape.

Kapah says some of his friends remain hostages, but “a lot of my friends didn’t come back that day.”

As for dealing with what he felt and saw: “We just want to run … find a quiet place to fix the things broken inside me.”