<h2 class="article-summary"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">One Israeli reported missing</span></h2> <p class="content-excerpt"><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Authorities are investigating the circumstances</span></p> <div class="components"> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">A loud explosion was heard in Turkey's major city of Istanbul on Sunday afternoon, with Turkish media reporting at least five dead and dozens wounded.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Footage on social media showed ambulances, firetrucks, and police at the scene. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it was in touch with its envoys in Turkey to establish if there were any Israelis harmed in the incident.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">According to&nbsp;<em>Channel 13 News</em>, at least one Israeli was reportedly hurt in the explosion.&nbsp;But Israel's Foreign Ministry said, "There is no known [information] currently about an Israeli who has lost contact."</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Turkey's&nbsp;<em>NTV television</em>&nbsp;channel reported that there were "at least five to 10 injured" and showed emergency services and police deployed to the scene.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">The area has been evacuated.</span></p> </div>