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4 February 1997

●The helicopter disaster: 73 Israeli soldiers killed

Israel / Palestine#Israel–Lebanon
PartiesIsrael / IDF

On the night of 4 February 1997 two Israeli transport helicopters collided over She'ar Yashuv on their way to the security belt, killing 73 soldiers, Israel's largest loss in Lebanon in a single incident; the "Four Mothers" movement was born from it.

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