Son of Israeli ambassador to U.S. discharged to rehab after car-ramming attack

Neria Leiter, the son of Israel's ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter, left Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday and was transferred to a neurological rehabilitation center. He had been seriously wounded in a car-ramming terrorist attack at the Bell checkpoint on Route 443 in September. Shaare Zedek said Leiter remains unconscious but is breathing on his own after undergoing multiple neurosurgical and orthopedic procedures and a period in which his life was in danger. His condition has since stabilized.

The family expressed gratitude to the hospital staff, thanking them for what they described as "dedicated and professional care, which went above and beyond," and requested privacy.

Leiter's cousin Yehuda Leiter told Walla that the family feels a mix of relief at the discharge and anxiety about the long, difficult recovery ahead.