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Israeli forest fires
Fire fighters extinguish a forests fire near Kibbutz Harel, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Israeli police have ordered the evacuation of several communities in southern and central Israel as wildfires rage amid a major heatwave. Photo by: JINIPIX
May 26, 2019, 7:26 pm
Fire that destroyed Israeli community is suspected arson
Blaze which began in the Ben Shemen forest which spread to Mevo Modi’in community founded by the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, was reportedly started on purpose
By JTA
Fire fighters extinguish a forests fire near Kibbutz Harel, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Israeli police have ordered the evacuation of several communities in southern and central Israel as wildfires rage amid a major heatwave. Photo by: JINIPIX
May 26, 2019, 8:13 am
Fires devastate Israeli communities and memorial woods for Shoah victims
Fires were aided by scorching heat of over 104 degrees and eastern winds, as Israel's PM calls for international assistance in tackling the blazes
By JTA
December 1, 2016, 10:55 am
Rabbi: If marriage licence burned in Israel fires, couple can’t live together
Mordechai Abramovski of Zichron Yaakov said couples could no longer live together if their ketubah was destroyed in a fire
By JTA
November 24, 2016, 3:15 pm
Brits caught in Israeli wildfires: ‘Beside our house were just flames’
Birmingham family recount the horror of seeing their town of Zichron Yaakov engulfed in flames, as more than 60,000 people are evacuated.
By Lisa Sanders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with officials about fighting forest fires in Israel (Photo by Haim Zach / GPO via JINIPIX)
November 24, 2016, 11:49 am
Netanyahu asks for foreign help to fight wildfires
The Israeli prime minister appealed to Greece and Croatia for help in tackling the blazes in the north
By JTA
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