Shani Louk was trying to flee the Nova party when the missiles started flying, but soon ran into Hamas terrorists, who took her into Gaza, where she was filmed being beaten. At the time it wasn't clear if she was still alive during the beating, but as of October 30th her family confirmed they have been given an official notice she is no longer alive. Her mother, Ricarda Louk, recounts the horror on video.
"We're always in touch. Even when she's far away, she always (reports) where she is. Shani is an amazing daughter, she's an artist, she loves life. We invited her and her Mexican boyfriend to dinner: 'Come, dine with us'. It was a holiday. She said: 'It;s a little tight for us, since we're going to a party afterwards, so we said 'Ok, never mind. Next week then. Next week I'll come with him'.
"Then, in the morning the rocket strike started, so I called her straight away: 'Shani, where are you? Do you have a bomb shelter?' Since she doesn't have one in Tel Aviv. Then she said: 'We're still in the party in the south. We're now leaving with the car and looking for a safe place'. That was the last time we heard from her.
"Someone close to Orion said once the chaos began they ran straight for their cars. Shani was in the first car, she drove and they started to go to the main road to get away. The second car was slightly behind. Then they reached the road and were stopped and threatened by Hamas. They managed to call him in the second car and say 'Don't come here. Flee!'. They left the car and ran by foot and survived. The last thing he heard was Shani screaming and shooting, and then the call was disconnected.
"My eldest son got it first. He said: 'It's her, it's Shani!' We see them with Hamas on the truck with the rifles, and we see the other video where they're driving around in Gaza. There's no doubt about it: She's there. We all started crying and screaming, and said: 'She's been abducted! She's not missing. We know where she is. She's abducted.
"We don't have time. Even if she's wounded, we don't know how safe the hostages are there. There's no time."
