Emergency medical teams and IDF forces are responding to a reported explosion in the Ramim Ridge area along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.

According to initial reports, at least 12 people have been injured. Four are reportedly unconscious, while another four are conscious with injuries of varying severity. The conditions of the remaining casualties have not yet been clarified.

IDF and Magen David Adom (MDA) helicopters have been dispatched to the scene to assist with emergency medical evacuations.

The explosion is suspected to have been caused by old unexploded ordnance that detonated in the area, although the exact circumstances remain under investigation.

The reports are preliminary, and authorities have not yet confirmed the full extent of the casualties or the cause of the blast.