Plainview native Omer Neutra, who was beforehand believed to be alive and held hostage by Hamas, was introduced useless this morning by the IDF.
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A Lengthy Island native from Plainview who enlisted within the Israeli army and who was presumed to have been held hostage in Gaza for the previous 12 months was confirmed useless by the Israeli army Monday morning.Omer Neutra, 21, was killed through the Oct. 7 assaults by Hamas, in accordance with a press release put out by the Israel Protection Forces. Neutra was regarded as held hostage in Gaza together with the opposite 251 Israelis and foreigners who have been taken on Oct. 7. Israel says 97 hostages at present stay in captivity.
It’s believed that 97 of the 251 hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, stay in Gaza, together with the our bodies of no less than 35 confirmed useless by the IDF.
Hamas launched 105 civilians throughout a weeklong truce in late November 2023, and 4 hostages have been launched earlier than that. Eight hostages have been rescued alive by troops and the our bodies of 37 hostages have additionally been recovered, together with three mistakenly killed by the army as they tried to flee their captors.
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The Israeli army didn’t say the way it was capable of conclude Omer Neutra’s destiny. He was considered one of seven American-Israelis nonetheless held in Gaza, 4 of whom are actually mentioned to be useless. “During this dark hour—as our nation joins Omer’s parents, brother, and family in grieving this tragic loss—we pray to find strength and resilience. And to all the families of those still held hostage: We see you. We are with you. And I will not stop working to bring your loved ones back home where they belong.” President Joe Biden mentioned in a press release about Neutra’s loss of life.
New York Sen. Kristen Gillibrand and New York Congressman Tom Suozzi expressed their condolences to Neutra’s household. Suozzi met with Neutra’s dad and mom final December.“Today New York mourns the loss of one of our own. The grandson of Holocaust survivors, Omer Neutra, was a Long Island native who loved the New York Knicks,” Gillibrand mentioned in a press release. “For over a year, his parents lived in hope that their son was still alive. But today, their worst fears were confirmed. My heart breaks for them and their entire family as they face this unbearable loss,” she added.
Joseph Saladino, the supervisor of the City of Oyster Bay, ordered American flags on city properties to fly at half-staff in mourning over the loss of life of Omer Neutra.
