Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 24, 2016
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.