Iran's Interior Minister: The rescue teams have not yet reached the scene of the accident. Due to the weather and fog, the helicopter carrying the president had to make a hard landing.

@bisimchimedia via @SNNenglish

— 🇮🇷 Video of the rescue operation being underway

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🇮🇱 Israel's leading civil defense association Zaka mocks the incident in Iran, and the possible death of its president, with a post on social media saying:

"Don't worry, we are on our way"

ٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٌ حَٰافِظٗاۖ وَهُوَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰاحِمِينَ

📷 Iran state media: "The last scenes of the helicopter that was carrying President Raisi at the end of the opening ceremony of the Qizkale Si Dam during its take-off"

📝 Strong fog and bad weather conditions can be clearly seen.

🗓 11th anniversary of the Battle of Qusayr

Today, 19 ⁠May, marks Hezbullah's first offensive operation in what is known as the Battle of Qusayr, Syria, in 2013.

⋯ The operation started at dawn, after liberating the countryside.

It was carried to deny the terrorists a safe heaven near the Lebanese border, and halt the weapon flow from Lebanon to Syria.

The war was covered in Hezbullah's documentary “The secrets of the Second Liberation” (أسرار التحرير الثاني).

⋯ In a speech before the launch of the operation in 2013, Hezbullah's Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah made remarks about Hezbullah's ethics in war.

⋯ Hezbullah mourned 50-52 martyrs on the first day.

📹 Earlier today, the Israeli army released footage of their attack on Maroun Al-Ras, where they claim they spotted members of Hezbullah.

📑 Hezbullah mourned today two its fighters, on the path to Jerusalem and in defence of south Lebanon, likely in the border village of Maroun Al-Ras

🌷 Hassan Yehya Ne'meh, 1990, Mahroneh village
🌷 Ali Hadi Salameh, 2006, Al-Majadel village

🗣️ Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they attacked three Israeli soldiers in Metulla, using an ATGM. They claim casualties.

☠️ No reports of casualties or the incident in Israeli media

📑A War Cabinet member tells Israeli journalist Barak Ravid

"Netanyahu doesn't want to move on the hostages issue. He is willing to give up on them. He is holding back everything and leading us to the abyss"

☠️ Netanyahu is killing Jews to stay in power

📹 In a show of unique ability and power, Hezbullah releases footage of:

- how they tracked the SkyDew balloon base before the attack
- how they tracked the SkyDew balloon base after the attack
- The path of the drone over the whole base
- The drone itself

📝 1080p video
The Sky Dew base was secured by EW and 3 layers of missile interception systems: Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow [Hetz].

⚠️ The 6th drone alert sounds in the Galilee on the Lebanese border.

🇮🇷 Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei on president Raisi: "We hope and pray that God will return the president to the arms of the nation"

— 🇮🇷 NEW: Special forces of the Iranian Army and the IRGC have arrived in the helicopter's crash area to conduct night time searches.

May they stay safe on this harsh journey

News by @Middle_East_Spectator

🇪🇺 European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič:

"Upon an Iranian request for assistance we are activating the European Union's Copernicus EMS rapid response satellite mapping service, in view of the helicopter accident carrying the President of Iran and its Foreign Minister."

Photo by @CIG_telegram

🇸🇦 Saudi Foreign Ministry on Iran:

- We are following with great concern the news on the media regarding the helicopter carrying the Iranian President and the accompanying delegation.

- We pray to God Almighty to protect His Excellency and his companions and to surround them with his care and care.

-  We affirm that the Kingdom stands by the sisterly Islamic Republic of Iran in these difficult circumstances and its readiness to provide any assistance that the Iranian services need.

Former commander of the IDF's Gaza Division (2001-2003) and Operations Directorate (2003-2005), Israel Ziv:

“We should probably go for a comprehensive deal, not talk about a victory that is unfortunately a bad one, we would all like a victory but we don't have a plan on how to really bring it [...]. Probably whoever will rule Gaza is some kind of coalition. Unfortunately, Hamas will be a part of it.”

🇮🇷 Satellite 3D image of the crash site of President Raisi's helicopter.