An IDF soldier was wounded on Monday by a misfired bullet at an army post near Metzad, in the Gush Etzion region of Judea.

Medical teams rushed to the site and provided the soldier with treatment, after he was apparently hit by an ejected bullet due to a weapons malfunction.

However, the circumstances of the incident remain unclear and the IDF is investigating.

After initial treatment, the soldier was evacuated to hospital for continued treatment.

Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem later clarified that the 19-year-old soldier arrived in the trauma unit suffering from light wounds, and that he is conscious.

Channel 10 reports that roughly a month and a half ago a 20-year-old IDF soldier was moderately wounded by a misfired bullet under apparently similar circumstances.

The soldier was wounded adjacent to Peace House in Hevron, a key Jewish site in the ancient city where the Jewish patriarchs and matriarchs other than Rachel are buried.

The soldier was evacuated to Shaare Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem, and the military police launched an investigation into the incident.