{"id":2375496,"date":"2024-12-02T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-american-thought-to-be-taken-hostage-was-killed-oct-7-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:40:11","slug":"israeli-american-thought-to-be-taken-hostage-was-killed-oct-7-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-american-thought-to-be-taken-hostage-was-killed-oct-7-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli American thought to be taken hostage was killed Oct. 7 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-american-thought-to-be-taken-hostage-was-killed-oct-7-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On October 7, 2023, omer Neutra, a\u200c 21-year-old dual citizen of\u2062 Israeli and\u200d American nationality, was confirmed dead following \u2062an attack by Hamas.Initially believed to have been taken hostage during the assault, the \u200cIsraeli Defense Forces later reported his death.\u2062 Neutra was also noted to have served\u2064 in the Israel Defense forces. I&#8217;m sorry\u2063 to hear about Omer Neutra&#8217;s tragic death. The conflict in the region has led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-washington-post-set-to-lose-100-million-this-year-40-of-250-million-he-paid-for-it-a-decade-ago-report-2\/\" title=\"Jeff Bezos&#039; Washington Post to lose 0M this year, 40% of its purchase price.\">significant \u200bloss<\/a> \u200cand suffering\u2062 for many individuals and\u200b communities. Omer&#8217;s dual \u2063citizenship and service\u2063 in \u200cthe Israel Defense Forces highlight\u2063 the personal\u2062 impact of\u2062 these\u200c events. If you need more specific details or \u2064further context\u2062 regarding the situation, feel free to ask.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israeli American thought to be taken hostage was killed Oct. 7<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1895398\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An Israeli American who was believed to have been taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, was confirmed to have been killed that day, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Israeli military said Omer Neutra, a 21-year-old dual citizen who also served in the IDF, was killed during Hamas&rsquo;s attack on Israel over a year ago. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">IDF<\/a> said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> was holding his body, describing him as &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fallen soldier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-public-schools-reaches-tentative-reopening-deal-with-teachers-union-students-may-return-this-week\/\" title=\"Chicago Public Schools Reaches \u2018Tentative\u2019 Reopening Deal With Teachers Union, Students May Return This Week\">held hostage<\/a><\/a> by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-message-to-democrats-and-rino-republicans-thousands-pouring-into-dc-wont-stand-for-stolen-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Sends Message to Democrats and RINO Republicans: \u2018Thousands Pouring Into DC Won\u2019t Stand for Stolen Election\u2019\">terrorist organization<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The IDF said Neutra&rsquo;s body is still being held hostage in Gaza. It is unclear what prompted the IDF to announce its findings. In previous instances when a hostage was found dead, the finding was based on new intelligence and evidence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Omer loved sports, playing soccer, basketball, and volleyball, and served as the captain of his school&rsquo;s sports teams,&rdquo; the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement. &ldquo;Family and friends described him as a warm, optimistic, and caring individual who &lsquo;lights up the room the moment he enters.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Neutra grew up on Long Island, New York. During the time of the Hamas attack, he was doing military service when the terrorist organization invaded southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and capturing 250 hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the roughly year he was believed to be held hostage, Neutra&rsquo;s parents, Orna and Ronen Neutra, were vocal advocates of releasing the hostages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are private and not very political, and yet we find ourselves caught up in the middle of the most controversial geopolitical war in decades. Our life as we knew it, is gone,&rdquo; Orna Neutra wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">op-ed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/01\/world-news\/our-son-has-been-held-captive-by-hamas-for-300-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the <em>New York Post<\/em> in August.<\/p>\n<p>Omer Neutra&rsquo;s parents addressed the Republican National Convention and met at the White House with President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, they were critical of Netanyahu&rsquo;s leadership, writing in the op-ed that they &ldquo;questioned his sincerity and sense of urgency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Netanyahu praised their son as &ldquo;a hero of the Israeli army.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Omer was a man of values, blessed with talents and a Zionist in every aspect of his being,&rdquo; Netanyahu said in a statement Monday. &ldquo;He immigrated to Israel to enlist in the I.D.F., chose a combat path and was chosen to command and lead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Omer Neutra was one of seven American citizens held hostage in Gaza. Now, four, including Omer Neutra, have been pronounced dead. In a statement, Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden were &ldquo;devastated and outraged&rdquo; by the announcement of Omer Neutra&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During this dark hour &mdash; as our nation joins Omer&rsquo;s parents, brother, and family in grieving this tragic loss &mdash; we pray to find strength and resilience,&rdquo; Biden wrote. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1895398\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1895398\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli American Omer Neutra, believed hostage, was killed Oct. 7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2375497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/omer-neutra.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11490,35500,3940,41274,32076],"class_list":["post-2375496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hostage","tag-israeli-american","tag-killed","tag-oct-7","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/omer-neutra.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375500,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375496\/revisions\/2375500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}