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  Seven peacekeepers killed in Sinai helicopter crash

  Posted by Nino on 12 November 2020 at 2:48 pm

  Israeli and Egyptian officials say a helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force has crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing at least seven people. Both sides said the crash appeared to be an accident.

  The Israeli official said that five Americans were among the dead in the crash on Thursday in Sinai. The Egyptian official said the crash appeared to be caused by a technical failure.

  The helicopter belonged to the Multinational Force and Observers, known as MFO, that monitors the Israeli-Egyptian peace accord.

  Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media on the matter.

  Israeli news channel i24 quoted Israeli sources, who requested anonymity, as saying: “Transfer of the injured passengers, which would be carried by the Israeli army to Soroka medical hospital in the city of Beersheba, southern Israel, was cancelled after it became clear that a number of the passengers had died of their wounds.”

  “The rest sustained minor injuries and they received treatment at the incident scene,” it added.

  Founded after Egypt’s 1979 peace deal with Israel, the MFO has drawn troops from the United States, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Britain and Uruguay.

  After all this time why do they still feel it required to monitor the region, especially as it has cost the lives of another 7 people.

  

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