Shani Louk Instagram Honored Israelis Killed by Militants Before Capture – Newsweek

Shani Louk, the young German-Israeli woman who appeared in graphic footage of Hamas’ attack on a southern Israeli music festival on Saturday, honored Israelis killed by militants in an Instagram post years before the assault.Hamas fired thousands of rockets at Israel, while dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border by air, land and sea in areas near the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, marking the latest escalation in the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a televised address on Saturday that his country was now at war. Israel has since launched its own attacks against Hamas.The Tribe of Nova music festival in southern Israel was one of the first places targeted by Hamas, with graphic videos spreading online showing militants attack festivalgoers, including Louk. Authorities removed roughly 260 bodies from the site following the attack.Graphic footage circulating on social media showed a nearly naked woman lying face-down in the bed of a pickup truck with four militants, apparently being paraded through the streets. Family members have since identified that woman as Louk. A woman on Monday stands at the entrance of a damaged house in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon after a rocket attack
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