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,

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

Omer Neutra, Long Island native and American-Israeli hostage, will be mourned at funeral with parents Ronen and Orna Neutra.