Ambassador says son is fighting for his life after attack in West Bank

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What happened

Neria Leiter, the son of Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, was seriously injured in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank.

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  • Neria Leiter, the son of Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, was seriously injured in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank.
  • Reported by CBS News and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:45:42 UTC.

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