In the run-up to the Lag B’Omer festival on Saturday evening, the Environmental Protection and Health ministries call on Israelis not to light traditional bonfires for the sake of public health and environmental protection.
Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman says, “Especially this year, let’s protect our environment and health and that of our children and mark Lag B’Omer with social get-togethers and alternative activities in nature.“
Health Minister Uriel Buso calls on parents to ensure that their children are not exposed to smoke pollution.
Similar calls have been made in recent years to find safer alternatives to the bonfires that have traditionally marked this festival, and air pollution has been gradually going down.
One of the main festival events, the pilgrimage to Mount Meron in northern Israel, has already been canceled due to continued attacks on the area by the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.
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