Two Israeli servicemen were killed in separate accidents in the past few days. An Israeli pilot was killed when his plane crashed while on a training flight over the Israeli-Egyptian border in the Negev yesterday, the army announced today.
The search for the wreckage was a combined operation by Israeli, Egyptian and multinational forces in Sinai. The wrecked plane and the body of the pilot were found by the Egyptians some six miles west of Nitznana, in Egyptian territory. The body was returned by the Egyptians to the Israel Defense Force in a full military ceremony today.
Last week, a reserve soldier was killed in a cable car accident on Mount Hermon when a cable being installed on a new lift broke away from its mounting and began to swing about wildly, the army said. The new cable car is not yet in operation but is being built for the army by an Austrian firm.
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