Israel: no Romania crash survivors

Six Israelis and one Romanian on board a military helicopter have been confirmed as dead after the aircraft crashed into a mountain on Monday night.

An Israeli defence ministry statement said: "Search and rescue teams have found no survivors.

"Defence Minister Gabriel Oprea expresses his deep regret over the death of the seven soldiers."

Earlier, Israeli air force spokesman, Brigadier General Avi Benayahu said: "It would have been very difficult to have come out of this incident alive. “