Israeli troops descend by helicopter onto rooftop in Yatta, West Bank
Israeli forces rappelled from a helicopter onto the roof of a residential building in Yatta, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
A helicopter carrying Israeli soldiers hovered over Yatta, a town south of Hebron, before the troops descended by rope onto a house roof. The operation took place within the occupied West Bank. No casualties or further details were reported at the time.
Why it matters
It illustrates the use of airborne tactics by Israeli forces in the contested West Bank, highlighting security tensions.
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