Shani Louk’s father says household is ‘relieved’ her physique has been discovered

  • The IDF found the bodies Louk, 22, Itzhak Gelerenter, 53, and Amit Buskila, 28
  • They were all killed by Hamas on October 7 at the SuperNova Festival

The father of Shani Loukcalled the discovery of her body a ‘relief’ as he invited Israelis to attend her funeral on Sunday.

The Israeli Defense forces announced on Friday that they recovered the body of the 22-year-old, as well as the remains of  Itzhak Gelerenter, 53, and Amit Buskila, 28.

The German-Israeli was among 364 people killed at the SuperNova Festival which she was attending with her boyfriend. 

The IDF said Buskila and Gelerenter were also killed at the festival on October 7.

Nissim Louk said: ‘This morning we were informed that soldiers of a commando team were in the area and found bodies and the condition of the body was really good. 

Nissim Louk, the father of Shani Louk, called the discovery of her body a ‘relief’ as he invited Israelis to attend her funeral on Sunday

‘It was in a relatively deep place in a deep tunnel and very cold, so the physical condition is Really good.

The IDF said on X on Friday: ‘Overnight, our troops recovered their bodies and brought them back home to Israel

‘We will continue operating to bring all of our hostages home. May their memories be a blessing.’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also responded to the discovery of the bodies, saying, ‘We will return all of our hostages, both the living and the dead.’