Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Israeli envoy to US's son fighting for life in hospital after car-ramming attack, Leiter says

Leiter said son Neria’s condition had stabilized, but stressed that his life was “still in danger” after Shaare Zedek Medical Center said he remained in serious condition following several surgeries.

Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the US, outside the Shaare Zedek Medical Center after his son was wounded in a terror attack, September 24, 2026.
Neria Leiter.

IDF reservist, son of Israeli envoy to US, seriously wounded in car-ramming terror attack

Kidney Disease.

New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash

Ambulances are seen at the entrance to the emergency room at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, August 23, 2026.

Two children hospitalized in Jerusalem after severe poisoning from THC-infused cannabis candies


Targeted antibiotic gel helps 80% of pilot patients avoid foot amputation, Jerusalem trial finds

GentaGel’s biodegradable treatment releases antibiotics directly at infection sites for up to 60 days; the company is pursuing further trials and an FDA regulatory pathway.

Dr. Ariel Orbach (L), Co-Founder and CEO of GentaGel, Prof. Avi Domb (M), Inventor of GentaGel-LR Technology, and Eli Lerner (R), Co-founder and COO of GentaGel.

Duvdevan captures 16-year-old terrorist who stabbed an off-duty soldier in Jericho

Man, 24, moderately wounded in West Bank stabbing • "My brother was [standing] outside the car, while his wife and children were inside," Shlomo Hanaya, the victim's brother, said.

IDF responds to terror stabbing attack near a Palestinian town in the Jordan Valley, August 23, 2026.

Anti-Arab racism in Israel’s health system ignores a critical doctor shortage - opinion

The situation isn’t straightforward, since Israel is still in a state of war. However, that does not change the fact that the Israeli Arabs are not guilty of constituting a danger to the state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a Clalit healthcare center in the Arab town Tira.

Israel Police arrest six over suspected involvement in murder of 19-year-old in Jerusalem

The 19-year-old was stabbed during a fight on Saturday. 

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Grapevine: Non-sacred in the holy city

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 IN THE German Colony: The struggle is changing course.

Minister David Amsalem suffers heart attack, recovering at home in 'good condition'

MK Dudi Amsalem's office stated that he was in “good condition” as he returned home to continue recovering from the medical incident.

Minister Dudi Amsalem speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 11, 2026.

WATCH: IDF raids home of terrorist who carried out Sunday's car ramming attack in Gush Etzion

As part of the operation, soldiers from the Yehuda Brigade interrogated those close to the terrorist. 

IDF operates in Hebron, West Bank, June 1, 2026.

Israeli musician Yonatan Razel hospitalized, stable after suffering brain hemorrhage

He began his musical career as a teenager in a family band with his siblings. After enlisting in the IDF as an outstanding musician, he served as an arranger in a military ensemble.

Israeli musician Jonathan Razel, October 23, 2024.

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum makes largest-ever donation to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital

With an unprecedented $200 million donation from the Koum Family Foundation, SZMC will build a huge 800-bed hospitalization tower over the next six years and fill the entire space within a decade.

Shaare Zedek’s Director-General Prof. Ofer Merin (L) and President Prof. Jonathan Halevy, previous director-general for 31 years, who solicited Koum’s donation.

WhatsApp co-founder gives Shaare Zedek $200m in record Israeli hospital donation

The donation will fund the construction of a new medical tower at the hospital and will lead to the official renaming of the institution as Koum Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

New Shaare Zedek Hospital medical tower planned for Jerusalem.