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Monday, December 2, 2024
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Monday, December 2, 2024
IDF says US-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra was killed on Oct. 7, his body is being held in Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The body of Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen and 'lone soldier' was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
The IDF announces the death of Cpt. Omer Maxim Neutra, 21, who was killed and abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Neutra, a so-called lone soldier from New York, served as a tank platoon commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion.
Until now it had been believed that Neutra was alive and being held hostage.
However, the IDF now says that he was killed in a battle with terrorists during the Hamas onslaught and his body was taken from the Gaza border.
His death was recently declared by the Military Rabbinate based on findings and new intelligence information.
Orna Neutra, right, and Ronen Neutra, parents of Israeli-American IDF soldier Omer Neutra, whom Hamas terrorists kidnapped on October 7, address the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
