'At least she didn't suffer': Mother of German tattoo artist 'beheaded' by Hamas

'At least she didn't suffer': Mother of German tattoo artist 'beheaded' by Hamas

Shani Louk was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists from the Nova Music Festival at Kibbutz Re'im and taken to the Gaza Strip. In a viral video, the 23-year-old tattoo artist was seen lying lifeless on the back of a truck, bearing the marks of a brutal attack.

The mother of Shani Louk, a German-Israeli tattoo artist who was killed by Hamas terrorists and paraded naked on the streets of Gaza last month, said that she was relieved to know that her daughter did not endure suffering during this ordeal.

Shani Louk (23), has now become a symbol of the atrocities committed during Hamas' surprise attack on a music festival near Kibbutz Re'im on October 7. This incident gained widespread attention after a distressing video showed her lifeless body being paraded through the streets of Gaza, and the footage was rapidly circulated on social media.

Shani's mother Ricarda Louk, in an interview with German broadcaster RTL, said, "At least she didn't suffer."

Ricarda remains hopeful that her daughter's body will be located and returned to her for a proper farewell.

Shani's mother Ricarda Louk, in an interview with German broadcaster RTL, said, "At least she didn't suffer."

Ricarda remains hopeful that her daughter's body will be located and returned to her for a proper farewell. glimmer of closure came when a fragment of Shani's skull bone was discovered and submitted for a DNA test, confirming her tragic demise.

Shani Louk's death was confirmed by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday after he revealed that the DNA found on the skull fragment matched the victim. "This means that these barbaric, sadistic animals simply chopped off her head as they attacked, tortured and killed Israelis," Herzog told Germany’s Bild newspaper, according to a translation by i24 News.

"It is a great tragedy and I extend my deepest condolences to her family," the President said, adding, "What we saw on the Gaza-Israel border goes far beyond a pogrom. We saw a slaughterhouse. We saw blood flowing in the streets. We have seen the most horrific tragedies imaginable".

 

On October 7, Hamas initiated a multi-pronged attack on Israel, leading to the tragic loss of 1,400 lives and the kidnapping of 230 individuals. In response, Israel conducted operations in the Gaza Strip, with officials reporting a significant loss of over 8,000 lives in the aftermath.