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Family Learns Son’s Death 421 Days After Captivity

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  • Ronen and Orna Neutra mourned their son Omer, killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
  • They spent 421 days believing Omer was alive and pleading for his release as a hostage.
  • Omer, a 21-year-old Long Island native and Holocaust survivor’s grandson, served in a tank near the Gaza border.
  • The couple learned of his death 421 days later and buried him on Nov. 7, 2025.