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Young man shot on highway near Kiryat Gat, is in serious condition, medics say
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA roughly 25-year-old man was shot on Route 40 near Kiryat Gat overnight and was rushed to Beersheba’s Soroka Medical Center in serious condition, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says.
Police say an investigation has been launched and southbound traffic has been halted on Route 40 from the Plugot Interchange, where the man was shot.
The shooting is of a “criminal” nature, rather than nationalist, police say.
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