Israeli woman initially presumed captive in Gaza is confirmed dead, family says 

An Israeli-German woman initially thought to have been kidnapped by Palestinian groups has been declared dead, her family has said. 

Shani Louk, 22, was at a music festival in southern Israel on 7 October when the area came under a Hamas-led attack.

Louk was pictured in the back of a pick-up truck filled with armed Palestinians after the assault. 

While it was unclear if she was alive in the video, Louk's family initially assumed she was wounded and taken to Gaza. 

The family were informed on Sunday by Israeli officials that a bone fragment from Louk’s skull, without which she could not be alive, had been found and matched with the 22-year-old's DNA.

However, Louk’s body has not been found yet and it wasn't confirmed whether it's in Israel or Gaza.