Former IAF pilot Eran Peleg killed in light aircraft crash near Kafr Qara
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- A 75‑year‑old former Israeli Air Force fighter pilot, Eran Peleg, died when a light aircraft crashed in an open area near Highway 65 close to Kafr Qara in the Wadi Ara region shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday.
- A second passenger, a man in his 30s, was rescued with burns that were later described as moderate and was taken to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa; the aircraft had departed from Migdal Airport and was completely destroyed by fire, with the crash being investigated by police investigators and the Israeli Aviation Safety Authority.
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