Israel's U.S. ambassador reports son critically injured in West Bank car attack
Israel's ambassador to the United States said his son, a reservist, was seriously wounded in a car-ramming incident near a West Bank checkpoint, while Israeli forces killed the attacker.
Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, said his son Neria Leiter, a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces, was seriously injured after a car-ramming attack at the Maccabim checkpoint west of Ramallah on Tuesday. The Israeli military said security forces eliminated the assailant, identified by the Palestinian Health Ministry as Mahmoud Suleiman, and reported that one soldier was also severely wounded. Neria Leiter is receiving treatment at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. The ambassador, who posted on social media, thanked the IDF, medical staff and expressed gratitude for public prayers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the family in the hospital and posted a statement wishing a swift recovery. Neria's older brother, Maj. Moshe Yedidya Leiter, was killed in combat in Gaza in November 2023. Yechiel Leiter has held the ambassadorial post since January 2025.