As the news swept through the New York community this weekend where Omer Neutra was raised, there was a collective sigh of relief. But that relief was coupled with sorrow.

President Donald Trump announced late on Sunday, Nov. 2, that the remains of the American killed in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack in Israel had finally been returned. The remains of two other hostages killed on the same day were also released by Hamas, Israeli authorities confirmed on Monday.

Neutra — who grew up in Plainview on Long Island — was serving in the Israel Defense Forces when he was killed during the Hamas attack. He was one of two Israeli-American victims who remained unaccounted for after Hamas and Israel reached a ceasefire last month. The other is Itay Chen, an IDF soldier originally from New

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