The German tattoo artist, Shani Louk, who was abducted and mistreated by Hamas terrorists after the attack on Israel on October 7, has been confirmed dead by Israel. She was initially reported missing by her cousin Tomasina Weintraub-Louk, who expressed the family’s anguish over the situation. Shani was attending the Tribe of Supernova music festival in Israel when it was targeted by Hamas.
The Israeli government released a statement expressing condolences and condemning the horrifying ordeal Shani endured. The festival she attended was among the first targets of the Hamas militants. Shani was forcibly taken by them and paraded through the streets in a pickup truck, an event captured in a widely circulated video.
Shani’s family received information from her bank that her credit card had been used in Gaza, suggesting possible theft. Initially, Shani’s mother held hope that her daughter was still alive, based on information from a family friend in Gaza. It was reported that Shani was in a Hamas hospital, critically injured with a severe head injury.
Following the attack on Israel, Hamas launched a multi-pronged assault, resulting in significant casualties. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, over 8,000 people have lost their lives in the retaliatory strikes by Israel, while Hamas claimed responsibility for killing 1,400 people and kidnapping 230 others on October 7.
