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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 650

Beit Meir

An Israeli firefighter works to battle a second day of wildfires near Shoresh, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, August 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
August 16, 2021, 5:05 pm
Fire chief: Massive blaze near Jerusalem hopefully contained but may surge again
Greece, Cyprus ready to help as fire on capital’s outskirts still burning in 100 hotspots; 2,000 evacuated; 5,000 acres destroyed; Hadassah Hospital safe for now after long battle
By ToI Staff
Cars drive on a road as heavy smoke and flames rise from a forest fire in the Jerusalem Hills near the Israeli village of Shoresh, on August 15, 2021. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
August 16, 2021, 7:01 am
Most of massive Jerusalem-area blaze brought under control, but hotspots remain
Officials say no more danger to homes, many residents allowed to return after evacuating from biggest fire in years; fire chief says blaze was manmade but not clear if intentional
By ToI Staff
Firefighters at the site of a a brush fire west of Jerusalem, August 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
August 15, 2021, 11:47 pm
Huge Jerusalem-area wildfire burns into the night as police hunt for missing man
Local winery destroyed; Bennett says he expects flames to be under control by Monday afternoon, but warns, ‘It’s not over until it’s over’
By ToI Staff
A brush fire west of Jerusalem, August 15, 2021. (Ariel Kedem/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
August 15, 2021, 6:25 pm
Houses burn as huge wildfire forces evacuation of six Jerusalem-area communities
Vast pall of smoke spreads across capital; 12 firefighting aircraft and dozens of firefighter units scramble to control blaze west of city as psychiatric hospital evacuated
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
Artist Yoram Raanan putting the final touches on one of his recent artworks (Courtesy Yoram Raanan)
July 30, 2018, 1:30 pm
From the ashes of a forest fire, a new vision rises for a Jerusalem-area artist
His studio and life’s work burned down in the devastating 2016 fires, but Beit Meir’s Yoram Raanan knew ‘something really good’ was going to come out of it
By Jessica Steinberg
Planes work to put out a forest fire in Beit Meir outside Jerusalem, July 5, 2018 (Flash90)
July 8, 2018, 3:49 pm
Police check if Jerusalem blaze was caused by stray fire from army exercise
20 fire trucks and six firefighting planes fought to control major forest fire on Thursday
By ToI Staff
Israeli firefighters extinguish flames in Haifa following a massive wildfire that swept through the northern city, on November 25, 2016. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
November 25, 2016, 4:44 pm
3 residents of Arab village arrested for arson in Galilee
15 people now in custody for suspected fire-setting, incitement, including six held in connection with Haifa blaze
By ToI Staff
Three men appear to start a fire in the woods outside the Ariel settlement in the West Bank early in the morning on November 25, 2016. (Screen capture)
November 25, 2016, 12:00 pm
Security cam captures apparent arson attempt near Ariel
Three men seem to start fire outside settlement in northern West Bank; blaze extinguished by passing motorists
By Judah Ari Gross
A woman stands amid the damage and burned vehicles in the northern Israeli city of Haifa following a wildfire, on November 25, 2016. (AFP/Jack Guez)
November 25, 2016, 10:00 am
Nataf blaze contained, but residents told to stay away, restaurant destroyed; US supertanker arrives
Locals flee Jerusalem hills community, nearby areas also threatened; West Bank settlement evacuated; Haifa residents return home; 15 arson suspects in custody
By Joshua Davidovich
An Israeli firefighter inspects the damages in Beit Meir in the hills to the west of Jerusalem, on November 25, 2016. (AFP/AHMAD GHARABLI)
November 25, 2016, 9:44 am
Police arrest 12 for arson, incitement; Haifa fires now under control
600 homes damaged, 37 destroyed in northern city; PM warns those setting or inciting fires will be treated as ‘terrorists’
By Judah Ari Gross and Dov Lieber
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