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Son of Israeli US ambassador critically injured in West Bank ramming attack

Neria Leiter, reserve soldier, hit by car at checkpoint; his older brother was killed in Gaza in 2023.

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What to know

  • Neria Leiter, 22-year-old reserve soldier and son of the Israeli ambassador to the US, suffered critical injuries in a car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
  • The attack occurred days after another fatal shooting in the West Bank and one day before PM Netanyahu's scheduled UN speech.
  • Leiter's elder brother was killed fighting in Gaza in November 2023; his father appealed for prayer and Israeli unity following the attack.
  • Hamas praised the attack as a response to Israeli military operations but did not claim responsibility; the driver was killed at the scene.

“The IDF is on high alert, deployed and prepared with soldiers reinforced across all sectors, including throughout the fast. Our mission is clear and ongoing — to thwart terrorism, act decisively against every threat, and protect the citizens of the State of Israel.”

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF chief of staff · CNN · Sep 22

Neria Leiter Reserve soldier, son of Israeli US ambassadorYechiel LeiterYechiel Leiter Israeli Ambassador to the United StatesMahmoud Muhammad Mahmoud Suleiman Driver in ramming attackHamas Palestinian militant groupLt. Gen. Eyal Zamir IDF chief of staff

Son of Israeli US ambassador critically injured in West Bank ramming attack
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    Hamas praises attack as 'natural response' to Israeli actions

    Hamas issued a statement describing the ramming as a 'natural response' to Israeli operations in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and called for increased resistance against Israel. The group did not claim responsibility for the attack.

    “Neriah Leiter, the son of US Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, was seriously wounded in a car-ramming terror attack at the Maccabim checkpoint in the West Bank on Wednesday.”
    — @FaytuksNetwork, Social media account · source

    • 🇮🇱🇵🇸 The son of Israel's ambassador to Washington was rammed by a car near an IDF checkpoint in the West Bank and is fighting for his life Yechiel Leiter posted that his son, an IDF reservist, needs a miracle. Nobody yet knows whether the driver picked him or picked anyone.

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    • Guaranteed. Evidence? See Gaza. More evidence? See Lebanon and UN resolution 1701. Israel pulled out. Hezbollah stayed. Lebanon never disarmed them. Hezbollah grew its arsenal, dug massive tunnels, moved even closer to the Israeli border and have been firing upon Israel non stop including the horrid mass murder of 12 children on a soccer field in…

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      Son of Israel’s ambassador to U.S. critically injured in ramming attack in the occupied West Bank JERUSALEM — The son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States was gravely injured in a ramming attack… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Israel

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    Israeli ambassador Leiter appeals for prayers on social media — Ambassador Yechiel Leiter posted on X that his son 'needs a miracle' and called for prayer and Israeli unity. He noted that Neria continued to serve in the reserves after his older brother, Moshe Yedidya Leiter, was killed in action in Gaza in November 2023.

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    Neria Leiter critically injured in car-ramming attack at Maccabim checkpoint

    Neria Leiter, a reserve soldier manning the checkpoint near Beit Horon in the occupied West Bank, was struck by a vehicle and rushed to a hospital in Jerusalem with critical injuries. The driver, 29-year-old Palestinian Mahmoud Muhammad Mahmoud Suleiman from the village of Beit Ur al-Tahta, was shot and killed at the scene.

    1. 16 outlets Israel's US envoy says son was injured in occupied West Bank

      first by Middle East Eye, 9h ago · also CNN, CBS News, RedState, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Al Jazeera +9

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    2. 3 outlets Israeli ambassador's son critically injured in West Bank attack

      first by NewsNation, 11h ago · also Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish Insider

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    Netanel Shukrun shot and killed in West Bank — A settler from Alei Zahav was shot while bathing at a natural spring on the eve of Yom Kippur. His 16-year-old son credited him with saving his life by shouting a warning to take cover. The IDF arrested the suspected shooter at a hospital near Ramallah.

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