The IDF Spokesman, Brigadier General Ran Kochav, referred on Galei Tzahal to the crash of the military helicopter off the coast of Haifa.
"A very serious accident. As far as I know they did not report a malfunction in the connection, we learned of the incident after the helicopter hit the water. After a complicated rescue operation underwater, the forces were also able to rescue the pilots who were found lifeless," Kochav said.
Commenting on the publication of the news of casualties in the helicopter crash before their names were cleared for publication, Kochav said: "There is a procedure that has been respected for many years, according to which the only person authorized to publish details about the incident is an IDF spokesman. This time this line was crossed and some of the communication systems and private individuals reported incorrect details that frightened thousands of families. "