IDF History Newsrael News Desk FEB 4, 2025
Exactly 27 years ago, on the winter night of February 4th, the helicopter disaster happened.
On February 4, 1997, two IDF transport helicopters ferrying Israeli soldiers collided in mid-air, killing all 73 on board
This is a moment that everyone remembers where they were.
Following the 1982 Lebanon War, Israel had withdrawn to a "security zone" in southern Lebanon, where it faced an insurgency by Hezbollah and other Lebanese groups.
Israel had originally moved troops by ground, but this policy was changed as the threat of roadside bombs increased. As a result, Israel increasingly began ferrying soldiers by air into southern Lebanon.
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