Shani Louk

Killing of Shani Louk

On 7 October 2023, during the Nova music festival massacre, Shani Nicole Louk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli tattoo artist and influencer, was killed. Shortly after the attack, a video circulated showing her body paraded through the streets of Gaza City by Hamas militants in the back of a pickup truck. Described by security experts and commentators as Hamas's social media propaganda, it became one of the first viral videos of the Gaza war. The images became emblematic of militants' conduct toward civilians in the October 7 attacks. Attention was also brought to Louk's case by her family, beginning with her mother Ricarda saying that she had received information that Louk was alive and in a Gaza hospital. She appealed to the German government and received responses from top-ranking German officials. German authorities considered Louk to be among their nationals taken hostage during the war.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Civilian Attack

• Location:  Near Re'im, Israel
• Date:  7 October 2023
• Attack type:  Homicide
• Victim:  Shani Louk, Aged 22
• Perpetrator:  Hamas
• Wikidata description:  Killing Of German-Israeli Tattoo Artist
• Wikidata label:  Killing Of Shani Louk
• Wikidata aliases:  Killing Of Shani Louk, Death Of Shani Louk, Shani Louk Killing

• Related Topics:  Photojournalism Controversies, Violence Against Women In Israel, German People Murdered Abroad, Incidents Of Violence Against Women