Police believe fire at Israel Museum was arson

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out near the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out near the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Police investigators believe that a fire yesterday at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem was arson, Hebrew media report.

The reports cite investigators saying that they have found that the blaze was started at three separate sites.

The large fire that broke out in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross resulted in damage to the roof of the nearby Israel Museum’s youth wing and the evacuation of the museum.

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