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Israel confirms the death of Shani Louk, the young German who was kidnapped and taken to Gaza by Hamas

Israel confirmed this Monday the death of the young German-Israeli, Shani Loukwhose body was displayed in a van by militants from the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas in a video that went around the world.

“We are devastated to share that the German-Israeli Army Corps Shani Louk was found and identified,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel through the social network X, while a spokesperson told EFE that What was located was a part of the young woman’s body, confirming his death.

LOOK: Shani Louk, the young woman seen unconscious and half-naked in a Hamas van, is alive

The foreign statement recalled that The young woman was kidnapped by Hamas militants who invaded a music festival on Israeli soil, what happened near Gaza strip on October 7th.

“She was kidnapped from the music festival, tortured and paraded in Gaza by Hamas terrorists, she experienced unfathomable horrors”noted the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

Shani’s cousin Nicole Louk speaks to reporters after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Ramla military base on October 15. 2023. (Photo by Thomas COEX/AFP). (THOMAS COEX/)

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Shani’s friends and family during this unimaginable nightmare,” he continued. May your memory be a blessing”.

Louk disappeared during the Hamas attack on Israeli territory on October 7where 1,400 people were murdered, more than 5,400 were injured and 239 were taken hostage to the Gaza Strip.

She was in Supernova music festivalnear Gaza, where Islamic militants attacked and They killed 260 participants and took several hostages.

After the assault of Hamasphotographs and videos of a young woman circulated on social media, apparently facethrown into the back of a pickup truck, with a strange contortion of the body.

Palestinian militants surround a van allegedly carrying a kidnapped Israeli woman, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 7, 2023. (AFP photo).

Palestinian militants surround a van allegedly carrying a kidnapped Israeli woman, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 7, 2023. (AFP photo). (-/)

According to these images, It was unclear whether the German-Israeli was still alive or not.

The German Public Prosecutor’s Office opened investigations on October 10 against unknown members of Hamas in connection with the kidnapping and murder of German citizens during the attack in southern Israel.

Source: Elcomercio

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