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An Arab man was shot and seriously wounded by Border Police near Hevron Monday.

The man was shot after he began running toward the entry gate to a Border Police base next to the community of Telem, west of Hevron.

A female Border Police officer warned the man, and fired several warning shots in the air, but the man kept on running and shouting.

Another police officer who was at the scene then fired at the man, hitting his midsection.

The Arab man received initial medical treatment on the scene, and was taken to Shaarei Tzedek Hospןtal in Jerusalem in serious condition. The circumstances of the event are being investigated.