A German-Israeli woman who was seized by Hamas from a music festival on Oct. 7 and paraded around Gaza by the Palestinian militant group is dead, the Israeli government said on Monday.
Oct 30 (Reuters) - A German-Israeli woman who was seized by Hamas from a music festival on Oct. 7 and paraded around Gaza by the Palestinian militant group is dead, the Israeli government said on Monday.
“I am really sorry to report that we have now received news that Shani Nicole Louk has been confirmed murdered and dead,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Germany’s Bild newspaper.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose government has staunchly supported Israel as it mounted an offensive against Gaza in retaliation, said Hamas had to be held accountable.
A family source told Reuters that a part of a body had been found which was matched to Louk’s DNA.
Her family initially thought she was alive but injured when she was snatched from the music festival but now believe she was killed on the same day, possibly shot in the head, German broadcaster RTL/ntv said.
“At least she didn’t suffer,” her mother Ricarda Louk told RTL/ntv.
The original article contains 259 words, the summary contains 159 words. Saved 39%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Oct 30 (Reuters) - A German-Israeli woman who was seized by Hamas from a music festival on Oct. 7 and paraded around Gaza by the Palestinian militant group is dead, the Israeli government said on Monday.
“I am really sorry to report that we have now received news that Shani Nicole Louk has been confirmed murdered and dead,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Germany’s Bild newspaper.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose government has staunchly supported Israel as it mounted an offensive against Gaza in retaliation, said Hamas had to be held accountable.
A family source told Reuters that a part of a body had been found which was matched to Louk’s DNA.
Her family initially thought she was alive but injured when she was snatched from the music festival but now believe she was killed on the same day, possibly shot in the head, German broadcaster RTL/ntv said.
“At least she didn’t suffer,” her mother Ricarda Louk told RTL/ntv.
The original article contains 259 words, the summary contains 159 words. Saved 39%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!