On 4 February 1997 , two Israeli transport helicopters collided over She'ar Yashuv in Northern Israel while waiting for clearance to fly into Lebanon . A total of 73 IDF soldiers were killed in the disaster . On 28 February one Israeli soldier and four Hezbollah guerrillas were killed in a clash
two Israeli transport helicopters collided
1997 Israeli helicopter disaster
South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)