“Time is running out. Save them today!”: Germans are also among the hostages kidnapped by Hamas in their massacre. Relatives fear about their fate and protest in front of the German embassy.
The relatives of German Hamas hostages commemorated the fate of their loved ones with a protest in front of the German embassy in Tel Aviv. 14 relatives stood in front of the representation with “cages” over their heads and photos of the hostages on the back of their heads. They wore black coats numbered from one to 14. “Don’t let me be just a number,” was written on the protesters’ backs.
A work of art in front of the embassy was also intended to represent the families’ great concern: 14 flowers could be seen behind bars, with a pool of blood underneath them. White hearts with the names of the abductees hung from a branch above. “Time is running out. Save her today!” was written in white chalk on the floor in front of it.
Hostages are “in the middle of a war zone”
Ricarda Louk, mother of 22-year-old Shani Louk, told the German Press Agency: “14 flowers, like 14 German hostages.” Time is running out, also with a view to a possible Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The hostages are “in the middle of a war zone.” We also know that there are many elderly and sick people among them.
The release of four female hostages so far has given her “a bit of hope,” said the woman from Ravensburg. She has no idea where her daughter is being held in the Gaza Strip. She last heard two weeks ago that Shani Louk, who was abducted from a music festival, may have been treated in a hospital in the Gaza Strip. “But we couldn’t confirm that 100 percent.”
Terrorists on behalf of Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip, carried out a massacre of civilians in Israel on October 7th. More than 1,400 people died during and in the following days. More than 200 other people were kidnapped into the Gaza Strip, including several Germans.
The Foreign Office continues to speak of a total of eight missing cases of German citizens, although one case could also include several family members. The government does not give the exact number.
Source: Stern
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