Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 2, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 2, 2024
Fire breaks out in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross; Israel Museum evacuated
Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out in the Valley of the Cross near the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
A large fire has broken out in the Valley of the Cross in Jerusalem.
Fire and Rescue Services are evacuating the nearby Israel Museum.
Teams are battling the flames from the ground and the air.
The cause of the fire is unclear. The country is sweltering under unseasonably high temperatures today.
שרפה פרצה בעמק המצלבה בירושלים: 14 צוותי כיבוי והצלה ממרחב תחנת "הבירה" מבצעים כעת פעולות לכיבוי מוקדי השרפה ומניעת התפשטותה. לאחר הערכת מצב הוחלט לפנות את מוזיאון ישראל. צילום: יוחאי תמיר pic.twitter.com/vmCCaToA4J
— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) June 2, 2024
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