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(Share)         (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google     (A picture of Shani Louk is displayed during a demonstration by family members and supporters of hostages who are being held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 28, 2023) (A picture of Shani Louk is displayed during a demonstration by family members and supporters of hostages who are being held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 28, 2023)   A picture of Shani Louk is displayed during a demonstration by family members and supporters of hostages who are being held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 28, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/AMMAR AWAD )    By (https://www.jpost.com/author/goldie-katz) GOLDIE KATZ    OCTOBER 20, 2026 19:28  Updated:  OCTOBER 20, 2026 20:16   The IDF killed a (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-912121) Hamas terrorist who kidnapped 22-year-old Shani Louk during the October 7 massacre in an airstrike on the Jabalya area of the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Tuesday.   Hamas terrorist Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq, who infiltrated Israeli territory on (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-912265) October 7 and participated in the massacre, was killed in the strike on Monday.   In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, Al-Zabaq advanced terrorist attacks against Israeli troops and attempted to rebuild Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, according to the IDF.  Louk kidnapped from Nova music festival during Oct. 7 massacre  Louk, a German-Israeli dual citizen and tattoo artist, attended the Nova music festival (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-911929) near Re’im on October 7. She was kidnapped during the massacre and was believed to have been alive when she was brought to Gaza.  (Hamas terrorist involved in the October 7 kidnapping of Israeli-German Shani Louk.)  Hamas terrorist involved in the October 7 kidnapping of Israeli-German Shani Louk. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)    On October 7, (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-911865) footage of Hamas terrorists transporting Louk’s partially clothed body through the streets of Gaza in the back of a pickup truck was widely spread, raising concern over her condition.   In late October 2023, forensic examiners confirmed Louk's death after they uncovered and identified a piece of her skull.  In May 2024, IDF soldiers operating in Gaza located Louk’s remains and returned her to Israel for burial.     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