Shani Louk, the influencer displayed as a trophy by Hamas and survived.

Shani Louk is an influencer of German nationality who was in Israeli territory this Saturday, October 7, at the Tribe of Nove festival.

A musical event where Hamas militants invaded and killed and kidnapped defenseless young people. Some horrifying images shared on the networks showed a young woman, believed to be Shani Louk, being displayed like a hunting trophy by Hamas.

In fact, in rallies following the attack like this one that took place in London, there were photos of Shani Louk, who was believed to have been murdered or captured. Networks showed her lying motionless in the back of a van surrounded by Hamas militiamen.

But just hours after the traumatic attack, Shani Louk's mother announced that her daughter was alive.

According to Newsweek, Shani Louk's mother told the NTV channel that the young woman had been found in a hospital in Gaza with a severe blow to the head. But (the family insists) she is alive.

“Shani is alive but in critical condition,” her mother said.

Shani Louk's mother asked the German government for urgent help. But in a war zone, rescuing the young woman can be very difficult.

In response to the Hamas attack, Israel imposed a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: nothing enters or leaves (including food and medicine). And the bombs don't stop falling. This is the place where Shani Louk awaits her fate.

The fact that Shani Louk is not dead as feared gives cause for hope. However, her future is no certain. And even less so given the threats from Hamas.

Many Western media outlets credited Hamas with threatening to execute a hostage without warning every time there was a bomb attack on Israel. However, the bombs have already fallen on Gaza and no video of hostages being eliminated has been released.

The reality is that the possibility of a rescue operation in Gaza, which is being destroyed by Israel, is very unlikely today.

On other occasions, Israeli and Palestinian armed groups agreed to release hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners. That could Shani Louk's only hope.

According to Spiegel, Shani Louk has German citizenship on her mother's side, but has never lived in Germany. Her mother married an Israeli and moved there. However, she has German family roots and has visited Germany before.

Hamas' invasion of Israeli territory produced horrific images, of militiamen "hunting" young people at a music festival or of massacres in kibbutz.

And the brutal attack carried out by Israel in response to Hamas puts the hostages in Gaza in a very difficult position. Bombs and blockades can also kill them.

The mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters of those captured by Hamas can only rely on luck. The most logical thing is that their captors take care of them because they represent an extraordinary bargaining tool against Israel.

And in this absolutely tragic and horrifying way, the festival that Shani Louk had attended, a celebration of peace, love and music, ended. Now there is only war and devastation in Gaza and its surroundings.