he died on October 7, his body is still in the hands of his captors

Idan Shtivi, 29, was killed after being kidnapped by Hamas during the attack on the music festival New October 7 last. The news was confirmed on Monday by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which said Shtivi’s body is currently being held in the Gaza Strip. In an official note, the town where the boy lived expressed its condolences: “With great pain, we learned about the murder of Idan Shatvi, who was kidnapped and killed by Hamas this morning Simchat Torah. His body was taken to Gaza and held by his captors.”

Who was the young host

Idan Shtivi, a resident of Petah Tikva, attended the festival as a volunteer photographer to document and take pictures of his friends who planned to hold workshops at the event. During the attack, Shtivi helped two people escape before being captured by terrorists. It was reported that the young man was killed on the same day as the abduction, October 7, a date also confirmed by the city of Petah Tikva, Israel, about 10 km from Tel Aviv.

Idan Shtivi was passionate about nature and the environment and had studied environmental science at Reichman University’s School of Sustainability.

In addition to his parents, Eli and Dalit, he leaves three brothers and his partner, Stav Levi. On Instagram, an image dedicated to Idan was created, to help him return home, where you can see dozens of photos published by loved ones. 364 days of hope and prayer went up in a moment in smoke: we too Idan had already been killed a year ago.

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Escape and capture

The reconstruction of events shows that Shtivi had arrived at the festival in the early hours of the morning to do his work as a photographer. Shortly before 7am, he called his girlfriend, telling her about the presence of missiles in the sky and that he planned to leave the area. Together with two friends, Lior and Yulia, Shtivi left with a car trying to escape​​​​to safety, but the vehicle was blocked by terrorists. Trying to escape in the other direction, the car went off the road and hit a tree. The vehicle was found riddled with bullets, and the bodies of the two friends were found at the scene, and Shtivi was again identified as one of the hostages taken to Gaza.

There is no official comment from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the details of his death confirmation. Currently, approximately 97 of the 251 hostages captured by Hamas on October 7 are still being held in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 33 people who have been confirmed dead.