Family of Itay Chen retains hope for larger hostage deal nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The family of American-Israeli soldier Itay Chen remained hopeful for a larger hostage release even after his death was announced Tuesday. “Unfortunately, we are where we are, and somehow we need to pick up the pieces and move on,” Chen’s father, Brooklyn-raised Ruby Chen, told the New York Daily News. “Now, it’s putting the focus on the hostage deal, getting a deal in place to help all the .
Itay Chen, 19, was thought to be taken hostage by Hamas, but Israeli authorities announced Tuesday he was killed in the attack and his body was being held in Gaza.