Official IDF sources revealed today that a Palestinian Authority man approached the Lamed Hey passage in the Etzion Bloc south west of Bethlehem on Wednesday and told IDF on-duty reservists that his friend had fallen from a cliff in the nearby Wadi Etziona area. Conditions in the area prevented medical forces from the Etzion Brigade from reaching the man.
An IAF rescue helicopter was dispatched and the wounded man was evacuated to an Israeli hospital for treatment.