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Thursday, April 24, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Dozens of firefighting teams still battling brush fires; 6 planes join them
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near Moshav Eshtaol, April 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Rescue services continue to battle large brush fires raging since yesterday in the area of Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, after working all night to keep them away from communities in the area.
The Israel Fire and Rescue service says 71 teams are taking part in the effort, and six firefighting planes are taking part in a mission to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading or renewing in places where it has been extinguished.
Despite several communities being briefly evacuated yesterday, no residents have been hurt in the blaze, and only minor damage has been caused to property, the statement says.
Two firefighters have been hospitalized after inhaling smoke.
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