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

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        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.