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Egyptian Helicopter Terrorizes “IAF”

Egyptian Helicopter Terrorizes “IAF”
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"Yedioth Ahronoth" "Israeli" paper reported Thursday that "an Egyptian helicopter on Sunday entered the so-called "Israeli" airspace without authorization refusing to leave for 25 minutes.


Under the title "Invasion or Confusion", the "Israeli" paper clarified that the incident occurred at 5pm, when a mi-8 model helicopter crossed - Occupied Palestine-Egypt border near Eilat and continued to fly over al-Naqap "Negev".


"Four F-16 fighter jets were called up from Nevatim and Ovda airbases. The pilots attempted to contact the Egyptian pilot over the radio, but to no avail," the paper added.


Only after the "IAF" jets fired warning shots, the pilot retracted his steps and returned to Egypt.


"The pilot was flying at a low speed, and didn't respond over the radio," said an "Israeli" Air Force official, adding that "the reasons behind his excursion were still unclear, but that all possibilities were being examined, including an intelligence gathering mission or an unintentional error."


Source: "Israeli" papers, Edited by moqawama.org

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