Ambassador Yechiel Leiter provided an update Sunday evening on the condition of his son Neria, critically wounded in a terror attack last week, stating that his life remains in the balance but doctors are seeing some encouraging signs. 'We are holding onto them with hope,' Leiter said, according to Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio).
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter updated the public Sunday evening from Shaare Zedek Medical Center, reporting that his son Neria, critically wounded in a terror attack last week, remains in a life-threatening condition but that doctors have observed 'some encouraging signs.' 'We are holding onto them with hope,' the ambassador said, according to Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio). This marks the first positive medical signal since Neria underwent emergency brain surgery on Wednesday.
As The Zioneer has reported, Neria suffered critical injuries on Wednesday, September 23, when a Palestinian terrorist rammed a police patrol vehicle on Route 443 near the Maccabim checkpoint in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria. Within hours, Ambassador Leiter, who was in Washington, said his son 'needs a miracle.' By Thursday morning, doctors had stabilized Neria's condition through a series of surgeries but stressed he remained in life-threatening danger. Over the following days, public prayers under the name Neria Dov ben Chana continued across Israel and the Jewish world.
The attack struck a family that has already given greatly to the nation. The ambassador's older son, Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidya Leiter, fell in battle in northern Gaza earlier in the war. Upon returning from the U.S., the ambassador has been at Neria's bedside, placing his diplomatic duties on hold.
Despite the encouraging signs, Ambassador Leiter emphasized that Neria's life is still in the balance. No timeline for recovery has been given, and doctors continue to monitor his condition closely.
10 developments
- ConfirmedDoctors stabilize Neria Leiter's condition, but life-threatening risk remains, ambassador says
- StrongAmbassador Leiter at son's bedside: 'We are full of hope he will return to us healthy and whole'
- DevelopingAmbassador Leiter discusses life in Israel on Newsmax moments before learning son was injured
- StrongUS Ambassador Huckabee urges prayers for Yechiel Leiter and family
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