Israel-Palestine Conflict: Body Paraded Naked by Hamas in Pickup Truck Claimed to be of German Woman – News18

A body being paraded naked in a pickup truck by Hamas terrorists in a viral video amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict is being claimed to be of a German woman.

Social media users have matched the clues of the woman’s body seen in the video with the pictures of a German woman — Shani Louk. Specifically, the tattoos spotted on the legs of the victim matched with that in Louk’s pictures, however an official statement on this is awaited.

In a video doing rounds on social media, Louk’s mother has said that her 30-year-old daughter was German and she was out with a tourist group in Israel. Her mother confirmed that she had seen the video and asked the public to help her get more information.

The video which allegedly was that of Louk — who had been attending an outdoor music festival when militants infiltrated the area — went viral on social media amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Palestinian terror group Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel on Saturday, killing more than 300 people and injuring thousand others. While, in a response attack from Israel, over 230 Gazans have also been killed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised strong retaliation for what he described as a “cruel and wicked war” against Israel.

Israeli forces and hundreds of Hamas terrorists fought through the night in over 20 Israel locations, including at least two where gunmen were holding hostages, the army said.

“Terrorists rampaged and broke into homes, massacring civilians,” the army said, adding that more than 1,000 people in Israel were wounded by gunshots or the more than 3,000 incoming rockets.

Meanwhile, in a public address, Netanyahu said, ““What happened today is unprecedented in Israel – and I will see to it that it does not happen again.” “The Israeli Defence Force will immediately use all its strength to destroy Hamas’s capabilities. We will destroy them and will forcefully avenge this dark day that they have forced on Israel and its citizens,” he said.

The Israeli PM warned that all of the places in which Hamas is deployed, hiding and operating, “that wicked city,” will be turned “into rubble.” “I say to the residents of Gaza: Leave now because we will operate forcefully everywhere,” he added.

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This escalation between the two countries follows months of rising violence, mostly in the West Bank, and tensions around Gaza’s border and at contested holy sites in Jerusalem. Israel and Hamas have since fought several wars. The last major military exchange, in May, killed 34 Palestinians and one Israeli.