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Police shut down popular hiking routes due to extreme hot weather conditions
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Hikers walk during an excursion along the Dead Sea shore near Kibbutz Ein Gedi in eastern Israel on December 30, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
Due to blazing hot temperatures expected this week across Israel, the Israel Police announce that a number of hiking routes will be closed until at least Tuesday.
Paths in the northern Judean Desert, Nahal Prat and in the Jordan Valley will be shut for at least a few days, police say.
Around the Dead Sea area, temperatures are expected to hit 47°C (116°F) later this week. The high in Jerusalem this week is slated to be 39°C (102°F) and in Tel Aviv 36°C (97°F).
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