Hundreds gathered to mourn the Plainview native at the Midway Jewish Center in Syosset, where he became a bar mitzvah.

A memorial service was held for Omer Neutra, a fallen Israel Defense Forces soldier, Tuesday on Long Island. Neutra was once believed to be taken hostage during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, but the IDF confirmed Monday he was killed while defending a kibbutz where women,

The Israeli military confirmed Neutra, a Plainview native, died on Oct. 7, 2023, during the Hamas militant attack that killed more than 1,000 and captured another 250 hostages.