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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Tucker

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The last Omer Neutra's parents heard from him, he told them reassuringly that he anticipated a quiet weekend.

But they checked the news anyway before getting ready for bed in New York, their nightly routine as parents of a tank commander in the Israeli military tasked with protecting small villages near the Gaza Strip. What they saw horrified them.

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