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Hamas fighters parade naked woman amid surprise large-scale attack by the Palestinian militant group

Sickening footage shows Hamas fighters parading a naked woman through the streets before driving off with her in the back of a car. Warning: disturbing

Hamas escalates 'aggression' towards Israel with surprise attack

Warning: Disturbing

Hamas fighters are seen parading a young woman’s naked and battered body through the streets, as unverified clips surfaced Saturday purportedly showing the sick aftermath of the terrorist organisation’s surprise assault on the country.

The video, posted to X, formerly Twitter, appears to show the naked body of a young woman being paraded in the back of a pickup truck, while gun-toting terrorists chant “Allahu Akbar” – Arabic for “God is Great”, the New York Post reports.

Hamas had claimed the body was that of a female Israeli soldier, but a woman named Adi Louk, writing on X, confirmed the woman in the video was her sister, German citizen Shani Louk.

“This is my sister Shani Louk ... She (was) taken by Hamas ... She is a German citizen,” she wrote.

Louk’s mother has shared a video message online confirming her daughter’s identity in the clip. She asked the public for more information on her whereabouts and wellbeing.

First cousin Tomasina Weintraub-Louk, 30, told the Washington Post that Shani had gone missing after militants seized control of an open-air festival near Kibbutz Urim on a Saturday morning.

Shani Louk is believed by her family to be the woman who was paraded by Hamas on the back of a pick-up truck.
Shani Louk is believed by her family to be the woman who was paraded by Hamas on the back of a pick-up truck.

The family’s frantic attempts to reach out to Shani, who is a 30-year-old tattoo artist, proved futile.

“We were aware that she was attending the party, but she did not respond to our calls,” Tomasina said.

She added that their efforts to contact Shani’s Mexican boyfriend also went unanswered.

“We have heard nothing,” Tom told the Daily Mail Online.

“We are hoping for positive news. It is definitely Shani. She was at a music festival for peace. This is a nightmare for our family.”

Tom said the family recognised Shani by her distinctive leg tattoos and dreadlocked hair, which could be seen in the distressing footage.

The desert rave, which Shani was attending, was reportedly one of the first sites to be attacked by Hamas militants. Witnesses reported hearing rocketfire followed by gunshots into the crowd as hundreds of attendees attempted to flee the site.

As the morning progressed, chilling videos of hostage situations started circulating on social media, and another cousin eventually identified Shani in the pickup truck video, surrounded by heavily armed militants.

Tom Louk said she was unable to bring herself to watch the video.

“We still hold on to a glimmer of hope,” she said.

Hamas fighters are seen parading a young woman’s naked and battered body through the streets of Israel.
Hamas fighters are seen parading a young woman’s naked and battered body through the streets of Israel.
It comes as unverified clips surfaced Saturday purportedly showing the sick aftermath of the terrorist organisation’s surprise assault on the country.
It comes as unverified clips surfaced Saturday purportedly showing the sick aftermath of the terrorist organisation’s surprise assault on the country.

Dozens in the screaming crowd surround the vehicle and chase after the gunman, echoing the fighters’ cries and spitting on the woman’s body.

The Post could not independently confirm its authenticity, but it has already received more than two million views on X.

“These are the people world leaders want Israel to make peace with,” X user Jay Engelmayer wrote.

“These are the people [President Joe Biden] and the [United Nations] say are good people who deserve every consideration. Pray for Israel.”

“Disgusting. No other words,” another user wrote.

Another clip, which The Post was unable to verify, purportedly shows the body of a bloodied Israeli soldier being dragged out of a car in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian fighters before it is dropped on the ground. As strapped and masked men jump and cheer around the body, a group of men swarm in to savagely kick the lifeless figure repeatedly.

An array of shocking videos began percolating Saturday, showing Hamas terrorists from Gaza launching an invasion of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday morning that the country was “at war” as the mayhem continued to unfold with at least 232 people killed.

Family members and relatives mourn over the bodies of Palestinian militants killed in the latest infiltration operation into Israel. Picture: AFP
Family members and relatives mourn over the bodies of Palestinian militants killed in the latest infiltration operation into Israel. Picture: AFP

Attendees at an outdoor party near Kibbutz Urim scrambled to their cars and shouted in terror as a gunshot whizzed overhead, video obtained by the Jerusalem Post showed.

“We heard gunshots and began fleeing instantly. We are still in hiding,” one attendee told the Jerusalem Post.

“We were alerted by a ‘red siren’ [rocket warning]. Chaos ensued, especially with vehicles trying to exit. Then the gunshots started, and we began to run. We’re still hiding and awaiting rescue,” said another man identified only as Daniel.

Israeli security forces stand along a debris-strewn street in Tel Aviv, after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Picture: AFP/ Jack Guez
Israeli security forces stand along a debris-strewn street in Tel Aviv, after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Picture: AFP/ Jack Guez

The Jerusalem Post also shared a video of what appeared to be an elderly Israeli woman who had been abducted by the terrorist organisation whizzing by between two fighters on a motorcycle.

The outlet could not confirm its authenticity.

Other footage showed pickup trucks shuttle smiling gunmen alongside the bodies of dead or wounded captives through Gaza, with crowds of hundreds of men shouting and cheering bloody chaos.

Another video allegedly posted by Hamas shows their fighters infiltrating southern Israel using motorised hang gliders while their fighters engage in house-to-house combat.

The footage could not be independently verified by The Post.

Originally published as Hamas fighters parade naked woman amid surprise large-scale attack by the Palestinian militant group

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