German tattoo artist Shani Louk was beheaded by Hamas: Israeli President

 German tattoo artist Shani Louk was beheaded by Hamas: Israeli President

The young German-Israeli tattoo artist, Shani Louk, was abducted from the Nova Music Festival at Kibbutz Re'im and taken by Hamas terrorists to the Gaza Strip.

Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog on Monday revealed that the young German-Israeli tattoo artist, Shani Nicole Louk, who was kidnapped by Hamas and her body was paraded through the streets of Gaza, was found dead after 'sadistic' terrorists "chopped off her head".

"I am truly sorry to report that we have now received news that Shani Nicole Louk has been confirmed murdered and dead. Her skull was found. That means those barbaric, sadistic animals simply chopped off her head," Yitzchak Herzog said while speaking to German daily Bild.

"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," according to a translation by i24 News.

The Israeli President also said the identification process took so long because the "people were brutally abused, burned or dismembered".

Even the family of the 23-year-old tattoo artist confirmed her death earlier in the day.

Louk was abducted from the Nova Music Festival at Kibbutz Re'im and forcibly taken by Hamas terrorists to the Gaza Strip. In a viral video, she was seen lying lifeless on the back of a truck, bearing the marks of a brutal attack that occurred in southern Israel.

The video showed Hamas terrorists spitting and beating the woman with her clothes torn. According to Israeli rescue service Zaka, over 260 were killed at the site of the Tribe of Nova dance rave in the Negev Desert music festival.

The music festival attended by Shani was reportedly one of the first targets of an attack by Hamas militants. Shani's family received information from her bank indicating that her credit card had been used in Gaza, suggesting the possibility of robbery.

On October 7, Hamas launched a multi-pronged attack on Israel, resulting in the tragic loss of 1,400 lives and the kidnapping of 230 individuals. In response, Israel conducted operations in the Gaza Strip, and the Gaza Health Ministry claimed that these actions have led to the unfortunate loss of over 8,000 lives.