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Israel says airstrike killed man accused of abducting Shani Louk
Israel's military says it killed Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq in an airstrike in Jabaliya, Gaza, on Monday.
The military says Al-Zabaq abducted Shani Louk during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Louk, a 22-year-old German-Israeli, was attending the Supernova music festival near Re'im when she was killed.
Her death was confirmed in October 2023, and Israeli soldiers recovered her remains in Gaza in May 2024.
The military says Al-Zabaq later organized attacks on Israeli soldiers and tried to rebuild Hamas infrastructure in Gaza.
Israel says it is seeking those involved in the October 7 killings and intends to find and eliminate them.
Israel’s military said a strike in Jabalia killed a Hamas operative it accused of taking part in the abduction of Shani Louk’s body on October 7, 2023.
The military identified the man as Tamer Muhammad Ibrahim al-Sabbagh; Bild reported his name as Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq.
The strike took place on Monday, and the military announced the killing on Tuesday.
The military said he was the last member of the Hamas cell seen abducting Louk, after three others were killed and one was captured.
Louk, 22, was killed near the Supernova music festival, and Israeli troops recovered her body in May 2024.
- Who
- The Israeli military said it killed Tamer Muhammad Ibrahim al-Sabbagh, whom it accused of taking part in abducting Shani Louk’s body.
- What
- An Israeli strike killed him. The military said he was the final member of the Hamas cell seen abducting Louk.
- When
- The strike took place on Monday; the military announced the killing on Tuesday. The articles were published on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.
- Why
- The IDF and Shin Bet said he had carried out attacks on Israeli troops and civilians and worked to restore Hamas’s capabilities; they said he was killed to remove the threat he posed.
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Hamas attacked Israel, and Louk was killed near the Supernova music festival.
Israeli troops recovered Louk’s body in Gaza and returned it to Israel.
An Israeli strike in Jabalia killed the man the military identified as Tamer Muhammad Ibrahim al-Sabbagh.
The Israeli military announced that the strike had killed the operative.
- Louk’s age
- 22
- Strike location
- Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip
- Name given by Times of Israel
- Tamer Muhammad Ibrahim al-Sabbagh
- Name given by Bild
- Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq
- Other members of the cell
- Three killed earlier in the war; one captured by Israeli forces
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What people are saying
She was a very cheerful child and early on had her own ideas about life.
She was open to the world, sewed her own clothes and said early on that she wanted to become an artist and that school did not interest her.