The Spanish Iván Illarramendi, who was kidnapped by Hamas, has died, as confirmed by diplomatic sources. However, until now they don’t know more details about the circumstances exact details of his death.

The death of the Basque is added to that of Maya Villalobo, died the same day as the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7. The young woman was doing her military service in the Israeli Army, since she had dual nationality, and she died in the military post where she was.

Who is Iván Illarramendi

The Basque is Iván Illarramendi Saizar, 46 years old, a native of the Guipuzcoan town of Zarautz, where he stopped being registered in 1986. According to information from ‘El Confidencial’ he lives in Israel with his wife, in a kibbutz located two kilometers from the Gaza strip.

It is worth explaining what Kibuts are and according to the Kibbutz Ulpan website they are communities in which “people live and work together, voluntarily and without competing” that are usually located near the border with Gaza. Due to their geographical location they are an easy target for Hamas attacks. Originally, these settlements were Israeli agricultural colonies of community production and consumption, but over the years, they have been privatized and lost socialist values.