A video went on various social media platforms showing a woman dancing at a festival before Hamas launched an unprecedented attack in Israel.
According to reports, it was the Tribe of Nova Festival which was planned for Saturday, October 7. However, Hamas fighters targeted the revelers during their early morning raid.
Graphic footage shared widely on various social media platforms showed a nearly naked woman lying face-down in the bed of a pick-up truck with four militants, apparently being paraded through the streets.
Family members identified her as Shani Louk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli. Her family remained hopeful that their kin was alive despite the devastating news.
She is Shani Louk, A German-Israel citizen, Who's dead body was Paraded by Hamas after attack
These are probably the last moments of her before Hamas attacked music festival.. Where she took part
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— Dr Jain (@DrJain21) October 9, 2023
“These are probably the last moments of her before Hamas attacked the music festival,” one person posted on X, formerly Twitter, alongside the clip, with the video already viewed more than 66,000 times.
Louk’s mother, Ricarda Louk, has pleaded for information about her daughter in a video shared on social media.
“We were sent a video in which I could clearly see our daughter unconscious in the car with the Palestinians and them driving around the Gaza Strip,” she said, according to a translation of her remarks.
“I ask you to send us any help or any news. Thank you very much.”
Festival organizers on the other hand stated that they were assisting security forces to help locate missing people who attended the event.
“We strengthen and share the grief of the missing and murdered families,” the statement read in part.
“We are doing everything we can to assist the security forces, stand with them in constant contact, and are located in the area in scans and searches in order to locate the missing.”
Following the escalation of war between Israel and Hamas several world leaders have called for a cease-fire. In a statement released by the African Union, it urged Israel to find a lasting solution with Palestine to stop the guns.
The full-blown war has already left over a hundred people dead and thousands displaced due to the bombings and massive attacks.
