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Thursday, April 24, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Large forest fire now under control after 20 hours, Fire Service announces
View of the damage caused from a large fire which broke out near moshav Ta'oz, April 23, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Firefighters have gained control over the fire near Beit Shemesh after some 20 hours, the Fire and Rescue Service says.
“The incident is under control… [and] will be over in the coming hours,” says Fire and Rescue commissioner Eyal Caspi after a situation assessment.
The service says in a statement that over 100 teams aided by firefighting planes are working to put out five remaining points of fire, noting that all affected communities have gone back to normal and all roads have been reopened.
It says around 2,500 acres (10,000 dunams) of land have been burn. A short while ago, KKL-JNF estimated the number at 1,700 acres.
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