Netanyahu, in Haifa, announces multinational firefighting force

In a special cabinet meeting in fire-ravaged Haifa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the establishment of a multinational firefighting force that he says “will also coordinate the purchasing of planes.”

Adds Netanyahu, “We’re active on all fronts, and we’ll act forcefully against anyone who starts fires.”

According to Netanyahu, the fire in Haifa is “in many respects worse than the Carmel fire” of 2010, which killed 44 people.

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