Fire breaks out in tomb of Rabbi Yehuda Ben Baba

A fire broke out in the tomb of Rabbi Yehuda Ben Baba in the town of Shfaram, rescue workers say.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze in the tomb of the second century holy man, which was apparently caused by candles that had been lit.

Ben Baba was killed by the Romans for defying their ban on ordaining rabbis.

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