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The father of one of the two slain Israeli-American hostages whose bodies are still held by Hamas praised President Trump for his “bold and strong leadership” Friday after the terror group agreed to release the captives — but that he is still cautious it could “go wrong.”
Long Island resident Ronen Neutra, the dad of 21-year-old Omer Neutra, also said President Trump should win a Nobel peace prize if a peace deal actually goes through between Israel and the terror group that have been fighting for nearly two years.
“Hopefully we can see our son back with the other 47 hostages. The details can go wrong. We’ve been there before,” he said in a statement to The Post.
“So we’re not going to delude ourselves that this is really going to be the end of it, but we hope that it will be, and we think that President Trump has made a very bold and strong leadership stance, forcing both Israel and Hamas to finish the war and bring the hostages back. And if this is what’s going to happen, I think he deserves his Nobel Prize.”
Omer Neutra, an Israel Defense Forces platoon commander, was attacked by the Palestinian fighters on Oct. 7, 2023. Initially he was believed to be taken alive until it was later revealed he was killed in the attack and his body was taken back to Gaza.
Hamas said Friday that it’s agreed to release all Israeli hostages – 20 of whom are alive and 28 who are dead – and was ready to begin talks for a peace deal.
