The mother of Shani Louk, an Israeli girl whose body was seen in a Hamas truck following Saturday's attack, believes her daughter is still alive.
Ricarda Louk told CNN she "heard information" that her daughter is alive in a hospital in Gaza, but is suffering from a severe head injury.
Louk said she cannot reveal where the information came from, but that it came from a "reliable source" through friends.
The body of Shani Louk, a dual Israeli-German citizen, was seen on video seemingly unconscious on the back of a Hamas truck on Saturday after the music festival she was attending in southern Israel was attacked by Hamas militants.
"After the video, you saw that, it's impossible to see if she's alive or dead. It was very scary, and we were very worried," Ricarda Louk said. "But now it gave us a little bit [of] hope that she's at least in the hospital, even if it's in a bad condition."
Ricarda Louk said she has sought support from the German government in helping free her daughter.
"I don't understand really how such a brutal thing can just happen in the middle of the day and it was a complete surprise," Ricarda Louk said.
At least 260 bodies were found at the music festival site, according to Israeli rescue service Zaka. Some attendees were taken hostage, seen in social media videos being seized by their armed captors.
CNN.
