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Please meet Mahmoud Abourjila. He is one of the murderers of 22-year-old German-Israeli Shani Louk, whose half naked dead body was desecrated and paraded on a Hamas pick-up truck. He was identified by German internet users. The other men involved will also be identified. [pic.twitter.com/trEuXi5C8s] — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 9, 2023 [https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1711382803772801135]

A body being paraded naked in a pickup truck by Hamas terrorists in a viral video amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict is being claimed to be of a German woman. Social media users have matched the clues of the woman’s body seen in the video with the pictures of a German woman — Shani Louk. Specifically, the tattoos spotted on the legs of the victim matched with that in Louk’s pictures, however an official statement on this is awaited. Shani Louk, a German tourist, had been attending the festival near the Gaza border when Hamas militants stormed the area, opening...

A Horrifying Act of Violence The world was shocked to learn about the brutal murder of Shani Louk, a young music enthusiast from Germany visiting Israel for a music festival. Shani was tragically kidnapped by Hamas militants, her life cut short in a senseless act of violence. Her body was later discovered in the back of a pickup truck, desecrated and paraded with a chilling disregard for the sanctity of life. But the horror didn’t end there. In a disturbing twist, images of Shani’s body were subsequently displayed on various social networks, sparking widespread outrage and condemnation. Consequences on Social...

Shani Davis, the churlish speed skating star who's no stranger to Olympic controversy, blasted Team USA team on Thursday after he lost a coin flip to determine the flag-bearer for Friday's Opening Ceremony of the Winter Games. Erin Hamlin, who in 2014 became the first American woman to ever medal in luge, won the honor to lead the U.S. delegation into Pyeongchang. On Friday morning, Martin Rogers of USA TODAY Sports reported that Davis is not expected to walk in the Opening Ceremony. The 35-year-old, who's won four Olympic medals and was the first black athlete to ever win gold...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2011 – Somali pirates killed all four Americans they had held hostage aboard a sailing vessel in the Indian Ocean this morning, U.S. Central Command officials announced. U.S. officials were negotiating with the pirates for the safe return of the captured Americans when the murders took place, officials said. Centcom officials said that in the midst of negotiations, U.S. forces responded to gunfire aboard the S/V Quest. When the forces reached the boat, officials said, they discovered all four hostages had been shot by their captors. Despite immediate steps to provide life-saving care, all four hostages ultimately...

A Bar-Ilan University researcher and lecturer says he has discovered the ‘Tolaat HaShani’ referred to in the Bible, and successfully extracted its dye. Dr. Zohar Amar, of the University’s Martin Szusz Department of Land of Israel Studies, recently announced his findings at a Bar Ilan conference. He explained to Arutz-7 today that Tolaat HaShani refers to the coccid (scale insect) used to produce the scarlet dye during the Biblical and Second Temple periods, for both sacred and secular purposes. "It is one of the most valued coloring materials of the ancient world," he explained, "often mentioned in the Bible together...