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Palestinian Drive-by Shooting Injures Israeli Man Near Tekoa Junction

Israeli man seriously wounded in Palestinian drive-by shooting
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An Israeli man was seriously wounded in a Palestinian drive-by shooting near the Tekoa Junction in Gush Etzion in Judea, medical officials said on Sunday morning.

“A report was received at 8:46 a.m. in MDA’s Jerusalem Region 101 Emergency Call Center of a shooting victim,” the Magen David Adom emergency medical service said in a statement.

Israeli soldiers are seen at the scene from where a report was received at 8:46 a.m. in MDA’s Jerusalem Region 101 Emergency Call Center of a shooting victim. MAMOUN WAZWAZ/GETTY IMAGES  

The victim, who according to MDA is 35 years old, was evacuated to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center in “serious but stable condition.”

Paramedics also treated two girls, ages nine and 14, who were wounded by flying glass, according to MDA.

Paramedics also treated two girls, ages nine and 14, who were wounded by flying glass, according to MDA. MAMOUN WAZWAZ/GETTY IMAGES 

The Israel Defense Forces is pursuing the terrorist, who fled by car, the military said in a statement.

Produced in association with Jewish News Syndicate

Edited by Saba Fatima and Maham Javaid

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