A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7 has been declared dead, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

“We are devastated to share that the body of 23 year old German-Israeli Shani (Louk) was found and identified,” the ministry posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.

A source involved with her identification told CNN Louk’s death was announced after forensic examiners found a bone fragment from her skull.

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    11 months ago

    She was a foreigner and arrived in Israel to attend the rave. She was also paraded through the streets of Gaza, one of the first viral videos that came out from the recent conflict.

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        11 months ago

        Half-foreign. That’s enough to generate a higher interest in her compared to full ‘locals’

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          11 months ago

          Well yeah, it means Germany can get involved if they want.

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        She lived in Israel. She was an Israeli. Her grandparents live in Germany and she sometimes come to visit. But she was local.