In Israel, hundreds of people took part in the funeral of the German-Israeli Shani Louk. Relatives and friends said goodbye to the young woman who died in the Islamist terrorist attack on October 7th at the funeral in Srigim near the town of Bet Shemesh Hamas had been killed. Her body was recovered in the Gaza Strip two days ago.
According to the TV station N12, the mother Ricarda Louk, who comes from Germany, said that seven months ago the family said goodbye to Shani’s soul and mourned her. With the return of the body, “a circle has now been closed”.
At the time of Hamas’ unprecedented attack, 22-year-old Louk had been at the Supernova festival in southern Israel along with hundreds of other young people. Her body was in the Gaza Strip been kidnapped. A video showing her lifeless body on a terrorist SUV in the streets of Gaza went viral. On Friday night, the Israeli military was able to rescue the bodies of Shani Louk and three other hostages from an underground tunnel in the Gaza Strip in a special operation.
According to the army spokesman, two other bodies were found in addition to Louk. “Last night Israeli troops rescued the bodies of our hostages Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Itzhak Gelerenter,” Hagari said on Israeli television. All three were murdered at the festival.
The Israeli army had already reported Louk’s death at the end of October. Ricarda Louk said at the time that a sliver of a skull bone had been found and a DNA sample had been taken with it. If you injured this inner skull bone, you would no longer be able to live, the mother said at the time. The parents had provided the authorities with the necessary DNA comparison material a long time ago. Part of the family lives in Baden-Württemberg.
In Israel, hundreds of people took part in the funeral of the German-Israeli Shani Louk. Relatives and friends said goodbye to the young woman who died in the Islamist terrorist attack on October 7th at the funeral in Srigim near the town of Bet Shemesh Hamas had been killed. Her body was recovered in the Gaza Strip two days ago.
According to the TV station N12, the mother Ricarda Louk, who comes from Germany, said that seven months ago the family said goodbye to Shani’s soul and mourned her. With the return of the body, “a circle has now been closed”.