Leiter, the son of Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, remains in grave condition following emergency brain surgery at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the family before departing for the UN General Assembly, while the ambassador noted that his son had continued serving in the reserves despite the loss of an older brother killed in Gaza.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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West Bank Car Ramming Critically Injures Son of Israel US Ambassador
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Neria Leiter, an IDF reserve soldier, suffered life-threatening head injuries after a vehicle struck him at the Maccabim checkpoint on Highway 443 on Wednesday. IDF forces at the scene shot and killed the attacker, whom Palestinian authorities identified as 29 year old Mahmoud Muhammad Mahmoud Suleiman, after the car accelerated toward a police cruiser in the West Bank.
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