Two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others were injured when a helicopter crashed.Black Hawk“The Air Force targeted the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, in what the military described as an “accident.”
Initial investigations found that during the final landing phase inside an Israeli army camp in RafahThe helicopter hit the ground instead of landing properly.
According to the initial investigation, the helicopter “was not hit by enemy fire,” referring to the fighters. Hamas Movement“The accident occurred moments before it was supposed to land, meaning it did not fall from a great height.”
Radio said Israeli armyOn Thursday, the new investigations showed that “the pilots’ preparation before takeoff for the rescue was under normal conditions,” adding: “They rested for sufficient hours (about 12 hours of rest before takeoff), and there was no known failure related to fatigue, from the moment of takeoff from the Hatzerim base until arriving at the landing strip in Rafah.”.
She continued: “Immediately after the incident, the Air Force Commander, who led the operation from the Kirya basement, sent a warplane and a combat helicopter to the scene of the incident..
She explained:The rescue operation for the wounded was complicated. Most of the soldiers who were in the helicopter were trapped in the rubble. The plane“.
The source pointed out that “The squadron pilot, Major A., who was supposed to take over as deputy squadron commander in about a week, was stuck inside the cockpit for more than half an hour, until she was pulled out..
He pointed out that the Givati soldiers and the 162nd Division used “local saws and cutting equipment that were not intended for this type of event.”
Black Hawk helicopters, known in the Israeli Air Force as theYanshof“Or “owl” in Hebrew, in routine transport missions and landing and carrying troops during military operations.
