Dec 02, 2024 10:57 PM IST
An Israeli American soldier thought to have been held hostage in Gaza was killed in the course of the Hamas-led assault on October 7 final 12 months. The Israeli navy stated on Monday that Omer Maxim Neutra, who served as a tank platoon commander within the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) in the course of the time of the devastating assault, was killed close to Nir Oz, a small kibbutz close to Gaza in southern Israel.
Israeli American soldier Omer Maxim Neutra was killed on Oct 7
Israel’s Overseas Minister, Israel Katz, addressed Neutra’s dying in a statement shared on X, previously Twitter Monday. Expressing his grief over the younger soldier’s passing, Katz wrote, “I wish to ship my deepest condolences to the dad and mom of the late Captain Omar Nautra (sic), Ronan and Orna, his household and mates.”
Neutra was a New Yorker who immigrated to the overseas nation “out of a deep sense of mission,” in response to the Israeli lawmaker’s tweet as translated by X. Katz additional revealed that the 21-year-old “fell in a heroic battle close to Nir Oz on October 7, 2023 and was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip by of the Hamas murderers.”
“The story of Omar’s life and dedication signify the nice and powerful in our nation. A fighter who stood bravely within the battle for tank quantity 3 and sacrificed his life for the safety of the State of Israel towards the worst of our enemies,” Katz went on.
The overseas minister issued a declaration on “behalf of the State of Israel” to the households of the late soldier and different hostages. “I wish to say on behalf of the State of Israel – the return of the abductees is our most essential mission and we’ll do every thing to meet it,” Katz vowed, including, “Omar will stay engraved within the coronary heart of the nation perpetually. Might his reminiscence be blessed.”
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