JERUSALEM — 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).
The cousin of Shani Nicole Louk, one of the Israeli hostages snatched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas last week in a surprise attack on Israel, speaks to journalists after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the army base in Ramla on Oct 15, 2023.
"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.Louk, 23, was one of scores of people taken by Hamas during a deadly assault on the Israeli military and civilian communities that killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians.
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. "For me, this news is terrible," Mr Scholz said during an official visit to Nigeria."This shows all the barbarism that lies behind Hamas."The German government confirmed on Monday that a German national had died but did not offer specifics.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.
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