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Israeli Envoy's Son Critically Injured

Israel's U.S. ambassador says his son was critically hurt in a West Bank car-ramming.

from 11 sourcesUpdated Sep 23, 4:56pm ET

What happened

A driver rammed a car into soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint near Beit Horon on Wednesday, critically injuring Neria Leiter, the son of Israel’s ambassador to the United States. Israeli authorities called the driver a terrorist killed by security forces; the Palestinian Health Ministry identified him as 29-year-old Mahmoud Suleiman, a Palestinian man shot dead at the scene. Leiter, an Israeli army reservist, was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. The attack came before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.N. address, after violence in the West Bank had surged since the Gaza war began. Leiter’s family said he needs a miracle. The IDF said more troops were deployed nearby.

From the left

Left-leaning accounts framed the attack through the checkpoint setting, the occupied West Bank, and the Leiter family’s wartime grief. CNN cited regional authorities describing a “ramming attack,” while also noting the earlier death of Leiter’s elder son in Gaza. Al Jazeera stressed the location near what it called an illegal Israeli settlement.

From the right

Coverage centered the wounded reservist, prayer for his survival, and a broader Palestinian challenge to Israel’s presence and claim to the land. In the New York Post, Leiter said his son “needs a miracle,” while the Washington Examiner also emphasized the West Bank’s historic tie to Israel. The Daily Wire framed the incident as a Palestinian terrorist car-ramming attack, not merely a traffic or security incident.

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how each side wrote it
CNNSon of Israeli ambassador to US critically injured in West Bank ramming attack | CNN

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