Ambassador Leiters Son Stabilized After Terror Attack, Remains Critical

Yechiel Leiters, Israel's ambassador to the United States, reported that his son Neria, who was critically injured in a car-ramming attack on Highway 443, has stabilized. Speaking from Shaare Zedek Medical Center where his son is hospitalized, Leiters stated, "We understand that it was a very difficult night. When I boarded the plane yesterday in New York, there was fear that I would land here this morning without hope, but during the night the doctors managed to stabilize his condition." However, he added that Neria's life is still in danger.

Leiters also shared that his daughter gave birth to a baby girl overnight after visiting her brother in the hospital. She is now also hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Shaare Zedek, alongside her brother. Neria sustained severe injuries, underwent resuscitation, and two surgeries before being moved to intensive care. "We are living hour by hour now," said Prof. Alex Yoskovitz, Deputy Director of Medicine at Shaare Zedek, on Kan News radio. "Every hour we re-evaluate, gather doctors for joint discussions, and change treatment based on findings."

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, opened the second day of hearings with a prayer for Neria's recovery. He described Neria as a reservist who has contributed greatly to the public good. Leiters had previously posted on social media that Neria needed a miracle and expressed belief in the power of prayer.

The attacker, Mahmoud Suleiman from the village of Beit Ur al-Tahta, was killed at the scene. He was not known to security forces, and is believed to have acted alone. Neria Leiters had continued his reserve duty after his older brother, Major Moshe Yedidya Leiters, was killed in northern Gaza nearly three years ago, and had completed hundreds of reserve duty days on various fronts.