Two Israeli soldiers were killed and several others injured when an Israeli Air Force helicopter crashed in the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday.
The crash, which occurred during a landing, involved a UH-60 Black Hawk from the IAF’s elite Unit 669 search and rescue squad.
The soldiers were identified as Sgt. Maj. (res.) Daniel Alloush, 37, from Tel Aviv, and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Tom Ish-Shalom, 38, from Nes Harim.
The helicopter had flown to Rafah on a mission to evacuate a severely injured combat engineer when it crashed during the landing phase at around 12:30 a.m. at an Israeli army encampment.
