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מימין: הקברניט רס"ן פ' הטייס, אלון הינדי, הרופא רס"מ ד"ר נ', אייל כהן, המכונאי המוטס רס"ן ח' ודביר דנגור

‘The 20 most important minutes of our lives’: inside the elite 669 unit’s rescue mission in Gaza

After a devastating explosion in Khan Younis, IDF medics and 669 launched a daring rescue under fire, racing against time to evacuate critically wounded soldiers; this is the inside account of a 12-minute mission that meant the difference between life and death

Yoav Keren | 12.03.25

סא"ל (במיל') תבור (מימין) ורס"ן (במיל') בועז

'Every move determined who lived or died': Combat helicopter pilots recount October 7 mission

On Oct. 7, Lt. Col. (res.) Tavor rushed south, among the first Apache pilots to block Hamas terrorists near division HQ; at a southern base, Maj. (res.) Boaz launched helicopters into chaos before flying in himself; a new book recounts their harrowing decisions

Etti Abramov | 10.07.25

תיעוד: חמאס מנסים להפיל מסוק של צה"ל באמצעות טיל

Hamas tries to shoot down IDF helicopter over Gaza City | Watch

IDF detects failed rocket launch at a military helicopter in the skies over Gaza; Footage shows trail of smoke passing near the helicopter, which continued assisting ground troops immediately after; Israeli Air Force strikes more than 170 terror targets in Gaza in the last 24 hours

Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun | 09.25.25

Report: Trump administration seeks $6 billion arms sale to Israel after Qatar strike

Trump administration asks Congress to approve new US-funded arms sales to Israel, including Apaches and APCs, weeks after Qatar strike that angered Washington and Gulf allies but was followed by reassurances to Doha

Ynet | 09.20.25

טייסי מסק"ר וצוותים טכניים בבסיס רמת דוד

'Identify and intercept': Inside the IDF’s helicopter hunt for Iranian drones

In 12 days of fighting, IDF pilots engaged and destroyed hundreds of drones; 'In war, there’s no home—I sleep beside the helicopters,' says Maj. A., 'and this isn’t a one-and-done situation, Iran launches more drones than all the other fronts combined'

Gal Ganot | 06.26.25

Rotor from Israeli helicopter crash 50 years ago recovered in Syrian Hermon

On Independence Day 1974, a Super Frelon helicopter crashed in flames on Mount Hermon during a rescue mission, killing all six crew members; fifty years later, its front rotor was recovered following Israel's capture of the Syrian Hermon

Korin Elbaz-Alush | 12.22.24

Watch: IDF helicopter intercepts Hezbollah drone over northern Israel

Northern towns experience continuous alarms as suspected Hezbollah drone enters from Lebanon; after 34 minutes, military confirms drone shot down; second drone also downed over Mediterranean before entering Israeli airspace near Tel Aviv

Yoav Zitun | 11.02.24

צה"ל יציין בשבוע הבא את שבוע ההצדעה לפצועי ונכי צה״ל במלחמת ״חרבות ברזל

Watch injured IDF soldiers as they are evacuated from war zones

Since the beginning of the conflict, over 1,800 wounded have been airlifted from Gaza and southern Lebanon by Unit 669 and Air Force helicopters; Watch their heroic efforts to safeguard the wounded as bullets are still flying

Yoav Zitun | 10.30.24

Black Hawk down: Helicopter that saved thousands crashes after 30 years of IDF service

Aircraft arrived in Israel in 1994 and first deployed in combat in 1996; they have since been used reliably for rescue and transport; fatal Gaza incident marks first operational crash involving Air Force’s Black Hawk fleet

Ynet | 09.11.24

Special rescue unit soldiers killed in Gaza chopper crash named

Sergeant Major (res.) Daniel Alloush, 37, and Sergeant Major (res.) Tom Ish-Shalom, 38, from the heliborne Unit 669, killed in helicopter crash during casualty extraction mission; 5 others seriously injured

Ilana Curiel, Yoav Zitun | 09.11.24

Number of IDF injuries surges amid Rafah offensive

Hospitals report spike in wounded troops from anti-tank missiles and IEDs; escalation with Hezbollah could worsen situation, with some hospitals already moving operations underground to cope with increasing number of casualties

Adir Yanko | 05.23.24

ראיסי במפגש עם אנשי דת באיראן, כולל הרב הראשי

Iran's Jewish community mourns president's death: 'We are full of sorrow'

Jewish community expresses condolences for 'death of holy Ebrahim Raisi, president of the people and servant of the nation of Iran' following fatal helicopter crash

Itamar Eichner | 05.20.24

Iran loses key power player after foreign minister killed in helicopter crash

Vocal Israel critic Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, boasting robust ties with its regional adversaries, lobbied extensively against Jewish state since war, accusing it of 'war crimes' and issuing threats

Lior Ben Ari | 05.20.24

Iranians rejoice over president's fatal helicopter crash: 'Cheers to life'

Social media users elated over Raisi and his foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian's demise while regime supporters grieve and speculate Israeli involvement

Hagai Lap | 05.20.24

Iran confirms president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash

After 14 hours of searching, Iranian Red Crescent finds wreckage of helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian; official says 'helicopter completely burned in crash'

Lior Ben Ari | 05.20.24

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