GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- Two Palestinian militants sustained serious injuries Friday evening when an explosive device mistakenly exploded during training near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Spokesman of the Gaza ministry of health Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an that two men in their 20s were evacuated to Nasser Hopsital in Khan Younis.

He highlighted that one was critically injured and the other sustained serious wounds.