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Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Brush fire causes evacuation of homes in West Bank outpost
Residents of the northern West Bank settlement outpost of Givat Ronen are being evacuated from their homes due to a brush fire raging in the area.
Police and fire teams are at the site and there is black smoke covering the area, the Regavim NGO says.

A brush fire encroaches on the West Bank settlement outpost of Givat Ronen on May 10, 2017 (Regavim/Courtesy)
There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage to homes in the community, which is near the Palestinian city of Nablus.
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