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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
More communities evacuated as at least 5 fires rage in Jerusalem hills
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near Moshav Mesilat Zion, April 30, 2025. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
The Fire and Rescue Service says that more communities are being evacuated as fires rage in at least five places in the Jerusalem hills.
The communities of Neveh Shalom, Beko’a, Ta’oz, Nachshon and Mesilat Tzion have been evacuated along with the military memorial in Latrun and the nearby monastery.
The rescue service says 63 teams and 11 aircraft and two helicopters are battling the flames, which are being spread by heavy winds.
The rescue service has implemented a general call-up of all members in the Jerusalem area.
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