Foreign Ministry confirms US supertanker en route

The Foreign Ministry confirms that Israel has requested the hire of the US-based Evergreen supertanker to help fight the fires burning across the country.

The tanker, which is a converted Boeing 747, will arrive in 28 hours.

A third Russian plane is also due to arrive, Channel 2 reports.

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