Son of Israeli ambassador to US critically injured in occupied West Bank

The son of Israel’s ambassador to the US, Neria Leiter, has been critically injured in a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. The attack occurred at the Maccabim checkpoint, where an Israeli military reserve soldier was serving alongside police. A vehicle accelerated towards a joint police-military patrol and struck Neria, severely injuring him.

He was immediately evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Centre in Jerusalem, where he underwent emergency brain surgery and remains in serious condition. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Mahmoud Mohammad Sliman, 29, from Beit Ur Al Tahta, was killed by security forces at the scene. Israeli authorities deployed additional forces to the West Bank following the attack, including the headquarters of its 98th Division.

Ambassador Leiter, who was in the US at the time of the incident, returned to Israel to be with his critically injured son, expressing gratitude to the military, medical staff, and those praying for his recovery.

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