Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, speaking in a hoarse voice at the hospital where his son Nerya is being treated, said senior doctors are working on him and that hundreds of thousands of people, Jews and non-Jews, are praying for his recovery. He referenced his late son Moshe, who fell in battle in Gaza, noting that Nerya led the family after Moshe's fall, according to The Zioneer.
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, who arrived at Shaare Zedek Medical Center earlier Thursday morning, gave a brief statement at his son Nerya's bedside, expressing hope for his recovery and thanking the public for their prayers. Speaking in a hoarse voice, Leiter said senior doctors are working on Nerya and that hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are praying for him. He referenced his late son Moshe, who fell in battle in Gaza, noting that Nerya stepped up to lead the family after Moshe's death.
The attack occurred Wednesday evening near the Maccabim checkpoint in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria, when a terrorist rammed a vehicle into a police patrol car. Nerya Leiter, who was in the vehicle as part of a joint security operation, was critically wounded and underwent emergency brain surgery. As The Zioneer reported, Ambassador Leiter was giving an interview on Newsmax about the security reality in Israel moments before learning of his son's injury (Wed 22:37 Jerusalem). He returned to Israel from Washington overnight and arrived at the hospital at 07:51 Thursday morning.
The Leiter family has endured profound personal sacrifice during the current multi-front conflict. Nerya's older brother, Maj. Moshe Leiter, fell in battle in the northern Gaza Strip earlier in the war. Public calls for prayer have been issued under the name Nerya Dov ben Chana, with widespread support from Israeli leadership, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, as The Zioneer previously reported.
Nerya Leiter remains in critical condition at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. No further update on his medical status has been provided since the emergency surgery.
2 developments
- StrongAmbassador Leiter: Son Neria's life still in the balance, but 'encouraging signs' emerge
- ConfirmedDoctors stabilize Neria Leiter's condition, but life-threatening risk remains, ambassador says
- StrongUS Ambassador Huckabee urges prayers for Yechiel Leiter and family
- DevelopingAmbassador Leiter discusses life in Israel on Newsmax moments before learning son was injured
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