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Car-ramming in West Bank injures Israeli soldier; Palestinian shot dead

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Place: West Bank Happened: 22 September An Israeli soldier was injured in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank on Wednesday, and a Palestinian was shot dead at the scene. Israel's ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, said the injured soldier was his son, Neria Leiter. The soldier was receiving treatment at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, according to later reports. Earlier accounts said the soldier was in critical condition.

What sources say - Rerum Novarum Intel said Neria Leiter, the son of Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, was in critical condition after being targeted in a car-ramming attack in the West Bank. - Geopolitics Watch said Neria Leiter was rammed by a car near an Israel Defence Forces checkpoint near Beit Horon in the occupied West Bank and was reportedly in critical condition; it said it was not known whether the attack was targeted or random. - Middle East Eye reported that Israel's US envoy said his son was the soldier injured in a car-ramming attack on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank. - Al Jazeera English said a Palestinian was shot dead and that Israel's ambassador to the US identified the injured soldier as his son. - Ahlul Haqq Network reported that Neria Leiter was critically injured after a ramming attack.

Contradictions and developments - Earlier reports described the soldier as in critical condition (Rerum Novarum Intel; Geopolitics Watch; Ahlul Haqq Network). Later reports specified that the soldier was receiving treatment at Shaare Zedek Medical Center (Middle East Eye; aggregated later accounts). The two accounts differ on the soldier's condition: some sources said he was critical; later reporting confirmed he was in hospital receiving treatment but did not restate his condition. - Al Jazeera English and one later joined report said a Palestinian was shot dead at the scene; earlier single-source accounts did not mention the Palestinian fatality. These sources therefore add that a Palestinian was shot dead.

Casualties - Killed: 1 (a Palestinian shot dead at the scene, reported by Al Jazeera English and one joined report.) - Injured: 1 (Israeli soldier Neria Leiter, reported by Yechiel Leiter and multiple news outlets; later reports said he was receiving treatment at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.)

Sources: Rerum Novarum Intel; Geopolitics Watch; Middle East Eye; Al Jazeera English; Ahlul Haqq Network. A picture of the incident is available with no caption.

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