Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that an explosion took place at the residence of the country's envoy to Israel, in Tel Aviv.

A grenade was reportedly thrown at the residence, damaging the building, the Times of Israel reported, citing local media.

"We have been in contact with the embassy tonight. No staff with the embassy was injured during the incident," the foreign ministry said in an emailed statement, according to Al Jazeera. The ministry didn't say what caused the blast.