In 1997 , Haim Yavin was replaced as anchor of Channel 1 's '' Mabat '' by Geula Even . Ya'akov Eilon and Miki Haimovich anchored Channel 2 's evening news . The company built new studios , and two CH-53 helicopters crashed ; seventy-three soldiers were killed . Both channels interrupted their broadcasts with the breaking news . A photographer accidentally filmed a soldier 's bag with his name on it , painfully informing the soldier 's family of his death
two CH-53 helicopters crashed
1997 Israeli helicopter disaster
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