Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Sunday, August 15, 2021
Bennett halts security cabinet meeting to discuss Jerusalem-area fire
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett halts a security cabinet meeting to discuss the massive fire near Jerusalem that is ungulfing homes in the community of Ramat Raziel and has forced the evacuation of a nearby hospital and five other communities.
There will then be a situation assessment with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, Fire and Rescue Service chief Dedi Simchi, National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata and others.