Iván Illarramendi Saizar of Spain and his wife, Loren Garcovich or Chile, were murdered on Oct. 7 during the Hamas terrorist raid against Israel. Since the day of the massacre, their whereabouts were unknown and it was suspected that they could have been kidnapped. However, diplomatic sources revealed this Wednesday that both died during the attacks.
The couple was burned alive in their home in a kibbutz near Gaza, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman told EFE.
Illarramendi, 46, is the second Spaniard to die following the Hamas terrorist attack. The first was Spanish-Israeli dual citizen Maya Villalobo Sinvany, 19 years old, who was at the Nahal Oz base near the Gaza border doing military service and. Her death was confirmed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Oct. 11.
Iván Illarramendi and Loren Garcovich, aged 46 and 47, lived in a kibbutz just over a mile from the Gaza Strip. After their disappearance, it was believed that the couple was being held captive by Hamas. However, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed this Wednesday to EFE that both Illarramendi and his wife died on Oct. 7 in the attack by the Palestinian terrorist group. The remains of Illarramendi and Garvcovich were identified on Tuesday at a morgue in Tel Aviv, a month after their deaths.
Our hearts are torn by the news of the brutal murder of Ivan Illarramendi. He has been identified one month after the terrorist massacre committed by Hamas in Israel, along with his wife Dafna Garcovich. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families at this difficult time. May their memories be blessed.
Nuestros corazones están desgarrados por la noticia del brutal asesinato de Iván Illarramendi. Ha sido identificado un mes después de la masacre terrorista cometida por Hamás en Israel, junto a su esposa Dafna Garcovich.
Nuestros pensamientos y oraciones están con sus familias… pic.twitter.com/OG6on4IuAi
— Embajadora de Israel 🇮🇱 (@Isr_Amb_Esp) November 8, 2023
