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Thursday, May 23, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Italy, Croatia, Greece and Cyprus sending firefighting planes to Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleItaly, Croatia, Greece and Cyprus are sending firefighting planes to help Israeli authorities after hundreds of brush fires swept across the country today.
The Foreign Ministry says the planes will arrive in Israel tomorrow.
“We thank these countries for their expression of willingness and commitment,” the statement says.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Foreign Ministry to seek firefighting aircraft from abroad to help battle the hundreds of blazes raging across the country during an extreme heatwave.
By nightfall, police said the fires were “more or less under control,” but warned that could change with winds expected to pick up overnight and even warmer temperatures forecast for tomorrow.
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