{"id":2404,"date":"2026-01-16T17:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/israeli-air-force-helicopter-crashes-during-failed-airlift-video-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:23:46","slug":"israeli-air-force-helicopter-crashes-during-failed-airlift-video-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/israeli-air-force-helicopter-crashes-during-failed-airlift-video-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Air Force Helicopter Crashes During Failed Airlift, Video Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Israeli Air Force<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Watch Black Hawk Helicopter Crash<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T09:05:01-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              January 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:05 AM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-4e271cb2074ca7dc4fcd58d3d1339596\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5c\/4by3\/2026\/01\/16\/5c467d7cf106453f94bae1cd5d1ccca4_md.jpg\" alt=\"011626_israeli_helicopter_crash_falling\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4e271cb2074ca7dc4fcd58d3d1339596--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb9186f1fe949ab238c0c58cbae2efeb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Looks like the Israeli Air Force is down a Black Hawk helicopter &#8230; because one of their choppers fell from the sky and crashed while being airlifted &#8230; and it&#8217;s all on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb9186f1fe949ab238c0c58cbae2efeb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d9320a990cc419535ffce0e2ea02aae5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Footage shows another, larger helicopter towing an IAF UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter through the air when the harnesses appear to suddenly fail &#8230; sending the Black Hawk into a nosedive before it crashes to the ground.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d9320a990cc419535ffce0e2ea02aae5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-baf2cfa894bcc11cbf8bbb3717397c1f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-baf2cfa894bcc11cbf8bbb3717397c1f-316944400-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Israeli helicopter crashes while it was being airlifted. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EISe6ONmJ\">pic.twitter.com\/3EISe6ONmJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clash Report (@clashreport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clashreport\/status\/2012092137018650959?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 16, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clashreport\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@clashreport<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-baf2cfa894bcc11cbf8bbb3717397c1f--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-678954198c36327fdd73cbcf125c6e65\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The incident reportedly happened Friday morning near a residential area in Gush Etzion &#8212; outside Jerusalem &#8212; but the Israel Defense Forces says there were no casualties.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-678954198c36327fdd73cbcf125c6e65--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-35d58a9a2db797e938e0d67f26dbad1e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Unclear what caused the towing harnesses to fail &#8230; Israel Air Force commander <strong>Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar<\/strong> has ordered an investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-35d58a9a2db797e938e0d67f26dbad1e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-49f80ef548245fdcfa363f89bb3be5eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-49f80ef548245fdcfa363f89bb3be5eb-571483442-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WILD FOOTAGE \ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n<p>Fresh video shows a damaged Israeli Air Force UH 60 Black Hawk going down during transport near Gush Etzion (close to Jerusalem) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/abJ4L3M398\">pic.twitter.com\/abJ4L3M398<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/2012119291961675841?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 16, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Osint613<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-49f80ef548245fdcfa363f89bb3be5eb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-12ab75144ac68e51dc51484ee4d84e4e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The helicopter was being towed after making an emergency landing Tuesday &#8230; sounds like it&#8217;s been a rough week for this particular Black Hawk.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-12ab75144ac68e51dc51484ee4d84e4e--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli Air Force Watch Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Published January 16, 2026 9:05 AM PST Looks like the Israeli Air Force is down a Black Hawk helicopter &#8230; because one of their choppers fell from the sky and crashed while being airlifted &#8230; and it&#8217;s all on video. 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