The Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem reports no change in the condition of Neria Leiter, who was critically wounded in a car-ramming terror attack near the Maccabim checkpoint on Wednesday. He remains in critical condition.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem reported Saturday that Neria Leiter's condition remains critical, with no change since his emergency brain surgery. The hospital's brief statement confirms no deterioration but also no improvement for the son of Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, who was critically wounded in a car-ramming terror attack near the Maccabim checkpoint on Wednesday, September 23.
As The Zioneer reported Wednesday evening, Leiter was identified as the soldier wounded in the attack at Maccabim, where a terrorist rammed a police patrol vehicle in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria. He was rushed to Shaare Zedek and underwent emergency brain surgery. That same evening, Ambassador Leiter said his son was fighting for his life and 'needs a miracle,' revealing that Neria had continued serving in reserves after losing his older brother, Maj. Moshe Leiter, who fell in combat in northern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the family, and President Isaac Herzog publicly prayed for Leiter's recovery during a memorial ceremony. A prayer gathering was also organized at the Western Wall late Wednesday night.
The Leiter family's dual loss — the death of Maj. Moshe Leiter earlier in the war and now Neria's critical injury — has resonated deeply across Israel. The ambassador returned from Washington to be with his family. As of Saturday, the hospital reports no change, and public prayers continue under Leiter's Hebrew name, Nerya Dov ben Chana.
No further updates on Leiter's condition are expected until a change is reported. The attack itself remains under investigation, and no additional details have been released by security forces.
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- 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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