Two soldiers died, eight more were wounded (five of them seriously), they were taken to hospitals.
As a result of the downing of an Israeli Air Force Black Hawk helicopter south of the Gaza Strip, which occurred on the morning of September 11, there were dead and injured. The Times of Israel reported this.
According to the IDF’s initial report, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flew to Rafah on Tuesday night with a medical team to evacuate a combat engineer who was seriously injured during fighting in the area. During the final stages of landing at the IDF camp in Rafah around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, the helicopter hit the ground instead of landing as expected. According to the survey, the helicopter was not exposed to enemy fire.
It is known that two soldiers died, eight more were injured (five of them seriously), they were taken to hospitals – including a combat engineer who was injured in the battle in Rafah.
The Israeli Air Force believes it was an accident. IDF Major General Tomer Bar ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident.
It will be recalled that a Royal Navy Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset in southwest Britain.
Earlier, in the city of Cairns in Australia, a helicopter fell on the roof of a hotel, causing a fire. Up to 400 people were evacuated.
Source: korrespondent
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