Foreign Ministry expresses ‘deep sorrow’ for deaths of 8 peacekeepers in Sinai

The Foreign Ministry expresses “deep sorrow for the deaths of eight members of the international observer force in Sinai” in a helicopter crash earlier.

The ministry says the peacekeepers are greatly valued for their work in the region.

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi also offers wishes of swift recovery for the single wounded soldier who was medevaced to Israel.

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