American soldier from New York, has been confirmed dead in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said. A grandson of Holocaust survivors, the 21-year-old from Long Island was thought to be a hostage captured by Hamas,

Neutra, 21, a New York native, was believed to have been captured alive when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Israeli military said Omer Neutra, a 21-year-old dual citizen who also served in the Israel Defense Forces, was killed during Hamas’s attack on Israel.