Residents of Mevo Horon allowed to return home following evacuation order

View of a massive wildfire near Mevo Horon, April 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
View of a massive wildfire near Mevo Horon, April 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The residents of Mevo Horon, between Jerusalem and Modiin, have been allowed to return to their homes, police say, 18 hours after they were evacuated due to fear of spreading flames from wildfires in the areas.

A number of other communities in the area are still evacuated.

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