Long Island grieves IDF soldier Omer Neutra's death
Omer Neutra was thought to be a hostage, but the Israel Defense Forces now says he died in the Oct. 7 massacre. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
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Omer Neutra was thought to be a hostage, but the Israel Defense Forces now says he died in the Oct. 7 massacre. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The 21-year-old from Long Island was thought to be a hostage captured by Hamas, but he was killed fighting militants during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, the IDF says. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
U.S.-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra is confirmed dead in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday.
Edan Alexander grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israeli military when Hamas militants attacked on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023.
The father of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who grew up in New Jersey, spoke during a rally in Central Park on Sunday.
CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian spoke to the father of Israeli-American Edan Alexander, who has been held in captivity for more than 400 days but recently appeared in a Hamas propaganda video.
An Israeli-American hostage from New Jersey has appeared in a new Hamas propaganda video. It's the first hostage video the terror group has released in months. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.
Hamas released a new propaganda video Saturday showing Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander. Alexander grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces when he was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Tens of thousands of customers lost power across the New York-New Jersey area as severe weather whipped through the region.
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FDNY said the fire started inside an HVAC unit at a high-rise building.
