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European Jewish News · Sep 23, 2026

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Israel: IDF reservist Neriya Leiter, son of Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, was seriously injured in a car-ramming attack. The attacker accelerated towards a police cruiser, striking Leiter, who was operating alongside a police officer, the military and police said. Troops shot dead the terrorist. Ambassador Leiter thanked medical staff at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, “who are now fighting for the life” of his son, saying he “needs a miracle.” Neriya’s eldest brother, Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidya Leiter, a father of six, was killed alongside three other reservists in northern Gaza in November 2023. Join EJN:

Israel: IDF reservist Neriya Leiter, son of Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, was seriously injured in a car-ramming attack. The attacker accelerated towards a police cruiser, striking Leiter, who was operating alongside a police officer, the military and police said. Troops shot dead the terrorist. Ambassador Leiter thanked medical staff at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, “who are now fighting for the life” of his son, saying he “needs a miracle.” Neriya’s eldest brother, Maj. (res.) Moshe Yedidya Leiter, a father of six, was killed alongside three other reservists in northern Gaza in November 2023. Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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