Israeli international ministry confirms the demise of 23-year-old Israeli-German girl Shani Louk.
Israeli authorities have stated {that a} 23-year-old German-Israeli girl named Shani Louk, kidnapped by the Palestinian armed group Hamas throughout an assault on southern Israel, is lifeless.
The Israeli Ministry of Overseas Affairs stated in a social media put up on Monday that it had confirmed the demise of Louk, snatched at a music pageant the place Hamas fighters killed greater than 200 individuals.
“Our hearts are damaged,” the social media put up reads, including that Louk had been “paraded” round Gaza.
“Could her reminiscence be a blessing.”
The circumstances of Louk’s demise weren’t instantly clear.
Louk’s sister Adi spoke of her “nice sorrow” as she shared the information of Shani’s demise on Instagram.
Talking with the German outlet RTL/nt-v, Shani’s mom Ricarda Louk stated that the physique of her daughter had not been discovered, however a bit of her cranium with matching DNA had been recovered.
Ricarda stated that she believes her daughter has been lifeless for the reason that assault on October 7, through which Hamas killed greater than 1,400 individuals. The mom stated that she believes her daughter was presumably shot within the head.
“Not less than she didn’t undergo,” she advised RTL/n-tv.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated the information of Louk’s demise was “horrible” and confirmed the necessity to maintain Hamas to account.
There was no instant remark from Hamas.
The October 7 assault noticed a whole bunch of Hamas fighters break via the Israeli safety barrier across the besieged Gaza Strip and enter a collection of cities in southern Israel, killing whole households, together with girls and youngsters.
“What we noticed on the Gaza-Israel border goes far past a pogrom. We noticed a slaughterhouse,” Israeli President Isaac Herzog advised Germany’s Bild newspaper in an interview through which he confirmed Louk’s demise.
Greater than 220 individuals, together with Israelis and foreigners, have been additionally taken captive within the assault.
For the reason that assault, Israel has carried out a devastating marketing campaign of air raids on Gaza, which it has positioned beneath complete siege, reducing off entry to water, electrical energy, meals and gas.
Relations of these held captive have pleaded for his or her return and human rights teams and the United Nations have additionally known as for the instant launch of the hostages.
On Monday, Hamas launched footage that purports to point out three captive girls delivering a short assertion through which they blame Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the October 7 assault and name for a prisoner trade to safe their launch.
“She [one of the captives] blamed him [Netanyahu] for the failure of the October 7 assault, from stopping it from occurring, for saying that no military was current, nobody got here to assist us,” stated Al Jazeera correspondent Sara Khairat.
Statements supplied by individuals being held captive are sometimes given beneath duress. Netanyahu denounced the video as “merciless psychological propaganda” in a response on Monday.
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