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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli soldiers on Friday detained an injured young man from an ambulance in Ithna near Hebron, locals said.

Jihad Theeb, 22, was shot by an Israeli soldier in both his thighs while working in his farm.

Theeb, accompanied by two others, was on his way the hospital when Israeli soldiers stopped the ambulance. The driver was ordered to take Theeb to an Israeli military ambulance.

The two people accompanying the injured man were also taken into custody, locals said.

An army spokeswoman did not immediately return calls late Friday.