Instant Karma: Israeli fighter jet crashes outside base after striking Gaza, pilot killed – army statement
The pilot died while landing the jet on Wednesday evening, Anadolu news agency reported citing an army statement.
As a result of the ejection one of the crew members was killed. The other was lightly injured and was evacuated for medical treatment.
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 5, 2016
#Israel: Footage from the #Ramon AB, #Negev Desert following crash of F-16 fighter jet pic.twitter.com/rtbi3Prhyx
— MENASTREAM (@MENASTREAM) October 5, 2016
He was identified as 34-year-old Major Ohad Cohen Nov, who was only recently appointed squadron deputy commander. The pilot’s navigator ejected successfully and sustained only minor injuries. He has been hospitalized.
Deputy Squadron Commander, Maj. Ohad Cohen Nov, 34, is the pilot that was killed in the crash earlier today. May his memory be a blessing
— Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) October 5, 2016
An Israeli F-16 has crashed and its pilot killed at an army base, reportedly after returning from attacking #Gazapic.twitter.com/G51mHI8isX
— Radio Islam (@radioislam) October 5, 2016
The F-16 apparently caught fire on descent, forcing the crew to abandon the aircraft. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Israeli Air Force commander Major General Amir Eshel ordered an investigation into the incident.
BREAKING: F-16 Crashes In Israel; Pilot Killed; Navigator Lightly Injured [PHOTOS] https://t.co/pKbDKUD9Bcpic.twitter.com/NIxNU0aZcW
— Politic USA (@Politic_USA) October 6, 2016
The aircraft was returning from an airstrike mission in which Israeli warplanes shelled several positions in Gaza after a rocket fired from Gaza territory exploded in Israel’s southern city of Sderot, the Israeli army said in a statement.
The plane was an F-16I two-seater jet fighter, also known as the “Storm,” which was specifically made for Israel by US-based Lockheed Martin. It had been in service with the IAF for over 10 years. The incident became IAF’s first fatality since 2010, when an F-16 crashed in southern Israel during a drill, killing both the pilot and navigator.
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On Wednesday, IAF jets allegedly targeted the Al-Qudisiya command post, which belongs to the Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades in the Gaza Strip’s southern city of Khan Younis, Anadolu Agency reported, citing eyewitnesses, who also told the agency, on condition of anonymity, that the Israeli warplanes had shelled empty agricultural land east of the Gaza City.
No injuries were reported in Wednesday’s airstrikes.
The Brigades are an armed wing of Hamas, the Palestinian resistance movement that has been governing the strip since a pact was signed between it and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel sees Hamas as a terrorist organization that aims for the ultimate destruction of the Israeli state.
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