The Israeli military has confirmed that a Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a recovery operation following an earlier emergency landing caused by severe weather conditions.
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the helicopter had been forced to make an emergency landing earlier this week in an open area in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank due to adverse weather.
During today’s recovery operation, the damaged aircraft became detached while being transported by air and subsequently crashed.
Israeli authorities reported no fatalities or injuries, according to The Times of Israel.
The Commander of the Israeli Air Force, Major General Tomer Bar, has ordered the establishment of a military investigative committee to determine the circumstances of the incident.
Black Hawk helicopters, known in the Israeli Air Force as “Yanshuf” (Night Fox), are used for routine transport missions as well as for deploying and extracting troops during military operations.
