Israel’s ambassador to the US says son injured in West Bank car-ramming

Israel’s ambassador to the US identifies injured soldier as his son Neviah.Published On 23 Sep 202623 Sep 2026Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter has said his son, a soldier, was injured in an alleged car-ramming incident at a checkpoint west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.Earlier on Wednesday, a Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers following what Israeli police described as a car-ramming attack.Leiter said in a social media post that medics “are now fighting to save the life of Neria Dov ben Chana”, referring to his son.The shooting occurred after a vehicle drove towards Israeli forces stationed at a checkpoint at an intersection near the settlement of Beit Horon, according to Israeli police.“As a result, the soldier was wounded and is currently receiving medical treatment. The attacker was killed by the forces,” they said in a brief statement.Israel’s national emergency services said its teams had evacuated the soldier injured in the incident to hospital in serious condition.The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the Palestinian man as 29-year-old Mahmoud Mohammad Mahmoud Suleiman, adding that Israeli authorities were holding his body.D...