Desperate Mother Seeks Help as Daughter Vanishes at Festival, Woman Pleads for Life in Kidnapping Video, Netanyahu Promises Retribution Against Hamas, German Tattoo Artist Paraded by Hamas, Journalist Floats Controversial Theory on Shani Louk's Death

A German tourist, Shani Louk, is believed to have been kidnapped by Palestinian militants during a festival near the Gaza Strip. Shani's mother received a video showing her daughter unconscious in a car with the kidnappers driving around the Gaza Strip. Other individuals, including a British citizen, are also reported missing from the festival. The Israeli military has stated that a number of Israeli civilians and soldiers are being held hostage by Hamas. Ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas has resulted in hundreds of casualties on both sides.