IDF base incident in southern Israel leaves several soldiers injured

Several soldiers have been injured following an incident at a military base in southern Israel, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced.

“Yesterday (Sunday), an IDF soldier was severely injured, an additional soldier was moderately injured, and two additional soldiers were lightly injured as a result of an operational accident in an IDF base in southern Israel,” the statement said.

The injured service members were evacuated to a medical facility for treatment. The IDF did not provide further details regarding the nature or circumstances of the incident.

By Jeyhun Aghazada