Capt. Omer Neutra, 21, from New York was killed in battle on Oct. 7, 2023, and “his body has been held hostage in Gaza since,” Israel Protection Forces (IDF) introduced on social media.
The American-Israeli served as a tank platoon commander within the Armored Corps 77th Battalion, seventh Brigade, the IDF mentioned on Monday.
“May his memory be a blessing,” a submit to X reads.
Neutra was from Lengthy Island, in response to ABC 7 New York. The media outlet reported he was killed in the course of the Hamas assault on the Nova Music Competition in Israel.
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Omer Neutra, a 21-year-old American-Israeli, who served as a platoon commander within the Armored Corps, was confirmed useless by the Israel Protection Forces on Monday. He died Oct. 7, IDF mentioned. (Israel Protection Forces/X)
Previous to the IDF announcement, it was believed Neutra was alive and being held hostage.
Resulting from Neutra’s physique being held hostage, he’s thought-about certainly one of seven American hostages held in Gaza. Their households as soon as once more sat by means of one other Thanksgiving dinner with an empty seat on Thursday, after urging that their launch be prioritized.
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Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli, was serving within the IDF when he was believed to have been captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. (Orna & Ronen Neutra)
Stop-fire negotiations have all however collapsed, whereas Israel’s navy marketing campaign to defeat Hamas continues.
Many maintain out hope that even when the Biden administration can’t safe the discharge of the hostages earlier than he leaves workplace in January, that the incoming Trump administration might carry a change to the negotiations and safe the hostages’ launch.
Omer Neutra is an American citizen whose physique is being held captive by Hamas. (Fox Information Digital )
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President-elect Trump mentioned from the marketing campaign path, “We want our hostages back, and they better be back before I assume office, or you will be paying a very big price.”
The opposite American hostages nonetheless being held in Gaza embody Edan Alexander, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Gadi Haggai, Judi Weinstein Haggai and Keith Siegel.
Fox Information’ Caitlin McFall and Ben Evansky contributed to this report.
