Israeli Air Force C-130J Super Hercules heavy transport planes, known in the military as Shimshon, are set to participate in the firefighting efforts in the Jerusalem area soon, the IDF says.
The Super Hercules plane can hold up to 18,000 liters (4,755 gallons) of firefighting materials.
The IAF has also deployed several ground firefighting teams from airbases to extinguish the blazes, while the search and rescue Unit 669 carries out scans with its helicopters, alongside a Beechcraft King Air utility aircraft carrying out observation.
The Home Front Command, meanwhile, has deployed 70 firefighters, two fire engines, two heavy construction vehicles to clear obstructions, and three water tanks, along with several teams of search and rescue cadets.
The Technological and Logistics Directorate has also provided several fire engines and containers with over 100,000 liters of water, the IDF adds.
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