Horror texts sent from woman's phone after she's taken hostage by Hamas at music festival

Shani and her partner Orión were missing after the Hamas attack since Saturday. But now the family claims they were told she is in critical condition while Orión is presumed captured

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Jaymelouise Hudspith

21:30, 13 OCT 2023
Updated21:58, 13 OCT 2023

22-year-old Shani and her partner Orión Hernández Radoux, 30 have been missing since the unsuspected attack — Shani, 22, and her partner Orión Hernández Radoux, 30 have been missing since the unsuspected attack (Image: Instagram)

Terrifying messages sent from the phone of a tattoo artist who vanished after an Israeli music festival was attacked by Hamas fighters have been revealed.

Shani Louk, 22, and her partner Orión Hernández Radoux, 30 have been missing since the unsuspected attack on Saturday. Around 260 were killed during the incident.

German-Israeli citizen Shani was initially feared dead after footage appeared to show her body being paraded on a pickup truck. But mum Ricarda Louk claims she was told that Shani had suffered a serious head injury and is in critical condition but she is alive.

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Mum, Ricarda Louk claims that her daughter is alive and in critical condition — Mum Ricarda Louk claims that her daughter is alive and in critical condition

Orión, however, is still missing. The family now fear they were among those abducted by the terrorists.

According to the Sun Online, chilling messages have been sent from his phone to his family. The texts, which were sent in Arabic have been translated by the publication.

Shani was at a music festival when she was among those attacked (Image: Getty Images)

They read: "I spit on you" and "God damn you". They also state "liberate Palestine" and make it "free of Zionists".

Shani's family blasted the German government for ignoring their pleas for help. Ricarda is also begging for help after discovering her daughter is alive.

Around 260 people were killed at the festival (Image: Getty Images)

She and Shani's uncle Wilfied Gehr told local TV: "We've been begging the German government to help for three days now. We are unsettled and totally disappointed that the Federal Government does not feel responsible.

"One from the Foreign Office said he doesn't have time because they have to rebook flights. That makes me so angry." Ricarda has also posted a video begging for help.

Terrifying messages were reportedly sent from her phone (Image: Instagram)

In the clip, she said: "This morning my daughter, Shani Nicole Louk, a German citizen, was kidnapped with a group of tourists in southern Israel by Palestinian Hamas. We were sent a video in which I could clearly see our daughter unconscious in the car with the Palestinians and them driving around the Gaza Strip.

"I ask you to send us any help or any news. Thank you very much." They have not heard any updates since the weekend.

Earlier this week the Daily Star reported that a 26-year-old Brit who vanished while working at an Israeli music festival has been confirmed dead. Jake Marlowe vanished on Saturday (October 7) during the Hamas attacks while at the Nova Music Festival. His mother has now confirmed he has sadly died.

Shani's mum thinks she is still alive (Image: Getty Images)

Jake’s parents Lisa and Micheal took to Facebook to share the loss of their son. In a post, they described the loss as “crushing”.

The post read: “We are heartbroken to have to inform you the crushing news that our son Jake has been confirmed dead in Southern Israel. Repatriation plans are being put in place, more information will follow.”

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