JERUSALEM, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Thursday that its air force struck and dismantled an Iranian Mi-17 military helicopter at Sanandaj Airport in Hamadan, western Iran, overnight.
It added that the strike was based on accurate real-time intelligence and attached a video to its statement, allegedly showing the strike.
Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli army said that over the past day, its troops killed more than 20 Hezbollah militants and struck dozens of the organization's military structures in southern Lebanon.
It added that troops also confiscated several weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank rockets, ammunition, a hunting rifle, and other military equipment. ■
