Israel's US Envoy's Son Injured In West Bank Car-Ramming Attack
Neria Leiter, the son of the Israeli ambassador to the US, was critically injured in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank. The attacker was killed by Israeli forces, and the incident has drawn widespread condemnation from Israeli leadership.
Why it matters
The attack highlights the ongoing volatility in the West Bank and the personal impact of the conflict on high-profile diplomatic families.
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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