Memorial services took place throughout Israel to mark the first anniversary of the worst military air disaster in Israel’s history. Seventy-three Israeli soldiers died on Feb. 4, 1997, when two helicopters ferrying troops into southern Lebanon crashed near Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. The disaster prompted two days of national mourning.
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