IDF helicopter evacuates wounded soldiers as Hezbollah drone impacts meters away
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Several IDF soldiers from Unit 669 were injured by Hezbollah drones in southern Lebanon while evacuating a wounded soldier, with footage showing a drone impacting near the troops.
- The helicopter involved in the evacuation was not damaged and successfully completed the mission despite two drones being launched at the IDF troops.
- One drone was intercepted, while the other exploded near the soldiers as they loaded a stretcher, with ground forces firing at the drone but failing to bring it down.
- Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, from the 7th Armored Brigade, was killed in a separate Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon, with six other soldiers wounded.
- There is no confirmation that the helicopter evacuation footage is related to the incident in which Sgt. Fooks was killed.
