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Friday, July 25, 2025
Israeli Air Force helped battle blaze in Cyprus yesterday, says military
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Smoke fills the air as a forest fire rages near the Cypriot village of Omodos, in the Limassol province, on July 24, 2025. (Etienne TORBEY / AFP)
Two Israeli Air Force C-130J Super Hercules heavy transport planes dropped over 35 tons of fire retardant material over wildfires raging in Cyprus yesterday, the military says.
The effort was conducted by the IAF’s 103rd Squadron, in cooperation with Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services.
Cypriot authorities said this afternoon that they had successfully contained the wildfire, which claimed two lives and destroyed scores of homes.
An IAF C-130J Super Hercules heavy transport plane is seen dropping fire retardant material over wildfires raging in Cyprus, July 24, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
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