On Tuesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Spanish Ivan Illarramendiwho has not been heard from since October 7 last year, when the Hamas attack took place in Israel, will be kidnapped at the hands of this terrorist group, which they have about 200 hostages.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Israeli ministry explicitly included the Spanish flag among the flags of 42 countries whose citizens are in the hands of Hamas. Until now, the Spanish government has been reluctant to go into detail about the circumstances in which it will find itself. Illarramendi, 46 years old, native of Zarautz.

Acting Foreign Minister José Manuel Albarez announced on October 9 that two Spaniards had been “suffered” by a land, sea and air attack carried out by Hamas. Later, on October 11, the government confirmed that another Spanish woman, a young woman Maya VillaloboA 19-year-old man who served in Israel has died.

Until now, all that is known about Illarramendi is that he was with his wife, a Chilean citizen, in Kibbutz Kissufimlocated very close to the border with the Gaza Strip and was attacked by Hamas militants.

In its message to X, the Israeli Foreign Ministry emphasized that “at present, foreign citizens from more than 40 countries are hostages of Hamas.” “We ask you, as parents, as children, as people, to share your stories and help us bring them home,” he urges, which is in line with what the ministry spokesman also states in the video accompanying the text.