Israel's US Envoy's Son Injured In West Bank Car-Ramming Attack

Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter said his son was the soldier injured in a car-ramming attack on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank.Israeli police said earlier that a Palestinian man drove a car at high speed towards a policewoman and a soldier who were conducting vehicle searches at an intersection near the Israeli settlement of Beit Horon west of Ramallah."As a result, the soldier was wounded and is currently receiving medical treatment. The attacker was killed by the forces," the police added.Israel's Magen David Adom emergency services said its teams had evacuated a man in serious condition to hospital.Citing the hospital where the soldier was taken, Israeli media reported that "his life is in danger" following a complex brain surgery.Ambassador Leiter said his son was the injured soldier, adding: "Neria needs a miracle.""Neria continued to serve in the reserves after losing his older brother, Moshe Yedidya Leiter," he…
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