The Brooklyn dad of the final slain Israeli-American hostage to have his body released by Hamas bid farewell to his son Sunday, describing him as a hero and vowing to hold responsible all those who allowed the Oct. 7 massacre to happen.

Grieving father Ruby Chen gave his son Itay Chen, 19, one last salute during his funeral at Tel Aviv’s Kiryat Shaul cemetery, days after Hamas released the teen’s body and shattered the father’s final hope that his son could be alive.

“Itay, I prayed for a different ending, but of all the possibilities that could have happened, of all the scenarios that raced through my mind, this was still the least terrible outcome of them all,” Chen said in a statement.

The heartbroken father hailed his son as a hero along with his fellow tank crew who were tasked

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