There was injury when an Israel Air Force Apache helicopter crashed yesterday afternoon near the northern border with Lebanon, the Ha'aretz daily reported. But the report did not give more details.

It was reported that the crash occurred when the helicopter hit overhead power lines, and the Israeli army ruled out enemy fire as the cause of the crash.

Earlier, an Israeli army spokeswoman told Xinhua that the helicopter crashed in the Israeli side of the Israeli-Lebanese border, denying Hezbollah's claim that it was hit by the Lebanese guerrilla group.

The spokeswoman said the crash was due to technical fault, and the helicopter did not encounter any attack from Hezbollah. It was the second accident involving Apache helicopters in a week.

Last Thursday, two Apache helicopters collided and then crashed south of Kiryat Shmona on their way to Lebanon to assist ground offensives against Hezbollah. Enditem

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Related: Israeli helicopter crashes near border with Lebanon

CAIRO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli army helicopter crashed Monday near the border with Lebanon as fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Lebanese Hezbollah entered 13th day, reported Doha-based al-Jazeera TV channel.

Israeli military sources denied Hezbollah claims that the helicopter was shot down by Lebanese guerrillas. Al-Jazeera said it had been carrying wounded soldiers. There is no immediate report of casualties after the crash. Enditem

Helicopter crashes due to technical difficult: Israeli army

HAIFA, Israel, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli army spokeswoman told Xinhua that an army helicopter crashed on Monday in the Israeli side of the Israeli-Lebanese border, denying Hizbollah's claim that it was hit by the Lebanese guerrilla group.

The spokeswoman said the crash was due to technical false, and the helicopter didn't encounter any attack from the Lebanese Hizbollah.

The casualty in the crash was not immediately known, the spokeswoman said.

Doha-based al-Jazeera TV channel reported earlier that an Israeli army helicopter crashed Monday near the border with Lebanon as fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Lebanese Hezbollah entered 13th day.

Al-Jazeera said it had been carrying wounded soldiers.

Regarding the alleged killing of two Israeli soldiers, the spokeswoman told Xinhua that she cannot confirm the report at the moment.