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HALOYOUTH - The Israeli government closely monitors reports of the helicopter accident carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
Rescue teams have located the helicopter wreckage in East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
However, hopes dim that Iran's President Raisi and his foreign minister survived the helicopter crash.
"The helicopter carrying President Raisi was completely burned in the accident. Unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead," an official told Reuters.
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Israel Exercises Restraint
Israeli media outlet Ynetnews reports that Israeli officials refrain from commenting on the incident officially. Unofficial sources clarify that Israel is not associated with or involved in the helicopter crash.
Senior Israeli officials suggest the deaths of Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian are unlikely to impact Israel or its policies toward the Islamic Republic. Israel's only awaited consequence is who will succeed Raisi as president.
One potential successor is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's sixth president from 2005 to 2013, considered Israel's arch-nemesis.
