In the deadliest air disaster in Israeli history, IAF helicopters headed for Lebanon collide in midair, killing 73 soldiers
Thirteen officers and 60 soldiers were killed in one of Israel’s worst military tragedies. The two Sikorsky helicopters were supposed to have crossed the border into Israel’s “security zone” in Lebanon, but were hovering while waiting for official clearance to go. (Previously Israel had moved troops by ground, but this policy was changed as the threat of roadside bombs from Hezbollah increased.)
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