German Shani Louk was taken hostage by Hamas at a rave festival. Now it is known: she is dead.
On October 7th the German citizen Shani Louk kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. She was in Festival “Supernova” in southern Israel when she, like hundreds of others, was kidnapped in the Hamas attack on October 7.
Days later, her mother Ricarda came forward in a video message with the information that Shani was alive and in a hospital in Gaza with serious head injuries.
Now “Spiegel” has reported that the 22-year-old was dead. The family recognized the young woman from a video sent by an ex-boyfriend, according to the German magazine.
DNA sample taken
Shani’s mother, Ricarda Louk, told the DPA news agency that her daughter’s body has not yet been found. However, a bone chip from the skull was found and a DNA sample was taken from it.
Parents have long provided the necessary comparison material. The mother assumes that her daughter has already He has been dead since October 7th, the day of the terrorist attack. The news is terrible. But it’s good to be sure now. “At least she didn’t suffer,” said Ricarda Louk.