Israel recovers bodies of Shani Louk’s boyfriend and two other hostages 7 months after they were snatched by Hamas thugs
THE BOYFRIEND of killed German tattoo artist Shani Louk snatched by Palestinian militant group Hamas has been confirmed dead.
He is among three hostages murdered on October 7 who were recovered overnight from Gaza, Israel’s army said today.
The bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Orion Hernandez Radoux have been found and their families notified, after their identities were confirmed by Israeli cops and medical officials.
Israel’s army said all three hostages were killed by Hamas on October 7 at the Mefalsim intersection and their bodies were taken to Gaza.
They were reportedly located by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and Israel Securities Authority from a location in Jabalia, north of Gaza City, following a bitter firefight.
Orion, 30, was a French-Mexican citizen snatched from Israeli music festival Supernova, billed as “a journey of unity and love”.
He had attended the festival with his 22-year-old girlfriend Shani Louk, whose body was rescued by Israel from the Gaza Strip last week, and their friend Keshet Casarotti, who was also killed by Hamas.
Michel, 59, was a Brazilian-Israeli citizen who resided in Sderot, just over a mile from the border with Gaza.
He was a father to two girls and a grandfather of six, and was taken hostage while attempting to rescue his four-year-old granddaughter who was at the Re’im military base with her father.
Dad-of-two Hanan, 42, was an Israeli citizen from Tel Aviv, snatched from the Supernova festival and dragged back to Gaza.
He is survived by his children Yarin, nine, and Emily, 12.
Volunteer group Hostages and Missing Families Forum shared an online tribute to those found dead in Jabalia.
The group wrote: “It is with profound sorrow that the Families Forum bows its head following the announcement of the murder of Michel Nisenbaum, Hanan Yablonka, and Oryon Hernandez Radoux.
“May their memories be a blessing, at the hands of Hamas terrorists.”
It added: “The sorrowful return of Michel, Hanan, and Oryon is another heartbreak for the 125 families of the hostages, who share the pain, sorrow, and endless worry.
“The recovery of their bodies is a silent but resolute reminder that the State of Israel is obligated to immediately dispatch negotiation teams with a clear demand to bring about a deal that will swiftly return all the hostages home: the living for rehabilitation and the murdered for burial, it concluded.”
Shani’s body, and that of hostages 28-year-old Amit Buskila and 57-year-old Itzhak Gelerenter, were last week retrieved by Israeli troops from a tunnel in Jabalia.
They too were found in a night-time raid by Israeli troops.
All three hostages were said to have been killed by Hamas terrorists at the Nova music festival before their bodies were taken to Gaza.
They – and Hanan, Michel, and Orion – were among 1,200 civilians slaughtered by Hamas-led militants on October 7.
Terrorists abducted about 250 others in the unprecedented attack.
Half of those taken and dragged to Gaza have since been freed, most in swaps for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel during a week-long ceasefire in November.
About 100 hostages remain captive in Gaza, along with the bodies of about 30 others, according to Israel.
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