US Deputy Commander Vice Admiral Brad Cooper comforts a relative of Captain Omer Neutra, a 21-year-old American-Israeli soldier, captured by Palestinian militants during the October 7 attack on southern Israel in 2023, during his funeral at the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery, in Tel Aviv, on November 7, 2025. Capt. Omer Neutra, was slain during the October 7 massacre, and his body was taken by Hamas militants to the Gaza Strip before finally being brought back to Israel on November 2.