The body of Plainview-raised American-Israeli soldier Omer Neutra, who was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, has been returned to Israel, President Donald Trump said on Sunday night.

Neutra's was one of the three bodies returned by Hamas on Sunday, Trump told reporters.

Neutra, who was 21 when he was killed, joined the Israeli army after graduating from the Schechter School of Long Island, a day school in Williston Park, where he was an honors student, the captain of his basketball, soccer and volleyball teams and highly active in several Jewish community organizations.

"I spoke to his parents," Trump said of Ronen and Orna Neutra. "They're thrilled, in one sense, but in another sense, obviously not too great. But we're very happy. We have three. We got three bodies back today.

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