Nine Israeli soldiers were injured, two of them seriously, when ordnance exploded at a military base in the south, the army announced on Wednesday.
"An explosion of munitions occurred on a military base in southern Israel. The incident is under investigation," an army statement said of the Tuesday blast. It added that the injured soldiers were receiving treatment.
Israeli media reported that the explosion took place at a base in the Negev Desert.
It came as the Israeli army presses its war to destroy Hamas after its unprecedented attack from Gaza on October 7.
The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 1,194 people on the Israeli side, mainly civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli official figures.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 36,550 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
UK Votes For A New Government, Rishi Sunak's Fate On The Line
Over 200 Rockets Fired At Israel Military Bases, Claims Hezbollah Ukraines Forces Withdraw From Key Eastern Town As Russia Claims Control 9 In 10 Gazans Displaced Since War Began: UN "Got Rs 98 Lakh, But...": Agniveer's Family Amid Debate Over Compensation In Tit-For-Tat Move, Congress Flags PM Modi's Speech In Parliament As Sensex, Nifty Surge, Chief Justice Of India Advises SEBI To Be Cautious UK Teacher Had Sex With Teens, Gave Birth To Baby, Jailed For 6 Years Russia Jails US Citizen After Finding Him Guilty Of Trying To Sell Drugs Developing Chabahar Port "De-Risks" Commerce Between India, Eurasia: PM Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.