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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 23, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Central Israel fire chief calls up all firefighters amid wave of brush fires
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe head of Fire and Rescue Services calls up all firefighters in Israel’s central region in light of the large number of blazes in the area.
Firefighters are battling fires outside Jerusalem and Modiin and in the southern West Bank. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated and Route 443 is closed to traffic as fire teams attempt to control a massive blaze.
היישוב מבוא מודיעים שבלב יער בן שמן, עכשיו. מטוסי כיבוי מנסים לכבות את הלהבות שמשתוללות בתוך היישוב pic.twitter.com/0vgVarGaPa
— Josh Breiner (@JoshBreiner) May 23, 2019
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