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Thursday, July 5, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Huge forest fire threatens village of Beit Meir west of Jerusalem
An enormous blaze threatens homes in Beit Meir, west of Jerusalem.
Some 20 fire trucks, six firefighting planes, and large police forces are battling the forest fire in wooded hills several kilometers from the capital.
Police say some residents were evacuated, but the fire has been successfully turned away from residents’ homes for the time being.
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