Journalist Irena Akbar suggests German tourist killed by Hamas was partying in bikini

A viral image of a woman in the trunk of a car trunk with her body half exposed with a Hamas militant sitting on top of it was a hard-hitting gruesome depiction of the Israel-Palestine conflict that has escalated to a full blown war. She has been identified as Shani Louk, a tattoo artist based in Germany, who was attending an outdoor "Festival for Peace" party near Kibbutz Urim when the militant attack took place. This had led many to question the violent attack on women, children and civilians by Hamas. Former journalist Irena Akbar has caused controversy by suggesting that the woman may not have been sexually assaulted and might have been partying in a bikini at the time of the attack. “I am being factual here, based on evidence from her own Instagram account where she would post pictures of herself in such clothes. So, it cannot be ruled out that Shani (with all due respect to her) was wearing a bikini or other similar garment when she was killed or captured,” she posted on X (formerly known as Twitter). 

The woman, whose body was being taken in a pick-up truck, has been identified as Shani Louk, a German-Israeli dual citizen who was reportedly attending a music festival.

First, this is NOT an etiquette of war in Islam to attack women, and hence this is condemnable.

Second, the… pic.twitter.com/iGL7TIDBID

— Irena Akbar (@irenaakbar) October 8, 2023

She speculated that the Hamas did not strip the woman, “As Islam prescribes modesty for women and men, and respect for the dead, the militants should have covered her body with a cloth or sheet, and treated it respectfully, or not attack her at all,” she stated.