Israeli American soldier killed during Oct. 7 Hamas attack remembered at New York memorial service

Mideast Wars-New York-Funeral - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

For more than a year, Ronen and Orna Neutra have held out hope that their son, Omer, was alive, captured by Hamas following its attack on Israel last Oct. 7.

But Monday, the Israeli military acknowledged the painful truth: The 21-year-old had not been taken hostage, but was killed during the group’s surprise attack on the Nova Music Festival that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East.