HY’D: Bodies of Three IDF Soldiers Returned To Israel

Military representatives have notified the families of Col. Asaf Hamami, Cpt. Omer Neutra, and Staff Sgt. Oz Daniel, that their bodies were returned to Israel by Hamas last night, following the completion of identification efforts by forensic experts.

Hamami, 40, the commander of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade, was killed while battling Hamas terrorists in the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nirim on the morning of October 7, 2023, and his body was abducted to Gaza.

Neutra, 21, a lone soldier from the US, was a platoon commander in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, and he was also killed while battling Hamas terrorists at an army post between Kibbutz Nir Oz and Kibbutz Nirim during the onslaught, and his body was taken to the Strip.

Daniel, 19, served in the same tank as Neutra, and he was also killed while battling the terrorists, and his body was abducted.