Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Firefighters battling blaze in Aminadav Forest, in the Jerusalem hills
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
A fire rages in the Jerusalem hills, on July 16, 2025. (KKL-JNF)
Fire and rescue teams, and KKL-JNF staff are battling a fire on steep slopes in the Aminadav Forest and Nahal Refaim area of the Jerusalem hills.
Rami Zaritsky, head of emergency forest fire protection at KKL-JNF, says the fire broke out in a “difficult area to navigate with particularly complex conditions.”
He says, however, that they are making “great efforts to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading towards residential areas and other open areas.”
“We ask the public to avoid the area, to follow instructions and to be vigilant and responsible partners,” he adds.
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