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Son of Israel's ambassador to US critically injured in ramming attack in the occupied West Bank

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Neria Leiter, a reserve soldier and the son of Israel's ambassador to the United States, sustained critical, life-threatening injuries during a car ramming attack at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. The incident, carried out by a Palestinian man who drove his vehicle into the checkpoint, was confirmed by the Israeli military.

Following the attack, Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter expressed hope for his son's recovery while speaking on the ongoing violence. He stated that Palestinian violence aims to uproot Jews from the land, while describing Israeli attacks on Palestinians as exceptions, despite acknowledging a sharp rise in settler violence.

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Times of Israel (IL) Focuses on the ambassador's political statements regarding Palestinian and settler violence.
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