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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Carmel forest fire

Native pines are restricted to the crests of hills in the Mount Carmel National Park, to help prevent fires, April 30, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
May 7, 2023, 9:14 am
Foresters hope year-round preparations will prevent wildfires this summer
Ahead of the annual fire season, teams have been busy in the Mount Carmel National Park in the north, the site of one of Israel’s worst blazes in 2010
By Sue Surkes
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire near Givat Ye'arim, near Jerusalem, August 16, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 12, 2021, 10:04 am
As Israel gets hotter and drier, it must prevent fires, not just fight them
After the 2010 Carmel tragedy, Israel rebuilt its fire service bottom-up. But as last month’s Jerusalem Hills fire showed, firefighting can’t make up for a failed prevention policy
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Fire closes in on Moshav Giva'at Ye'arim in the Jerusalem Hills, August 16, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 26, 2021, 12:05 pm
When the Jerusalem Hills go up in smoke
Mercifully, last week’s huge wildfires did not result in loss of life. But Israel should not be relying on miracles and the extraordinary heroism of its firefighters
By David Horovitz
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire near moshav Givat Ye'arim, near Jerusalem, on August 16, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 17, 2021, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 17 – Israel takes on fires, surging pandemic… and sugar?
David Horovitz updates listeners on the third day of destructive blazes and on the COVID vaccine campaign; Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren explores the new sugary drink tax
By ToI Staff
Burnt cars following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, on July 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO/ANGELOS TZORTZINIS)
July 24, 2018, 2:46 pm
Death toll in Greece wildfires rises to 60
Greek prime minister declares 3-day national mourning period over deadliest blazes in the country since 2007
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A firefighter tries to extinguish hotspots during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens, Greece, on July 23, 2018. (VALERIE GACHE/AFP)
July 24, 2018, 9:54 am
Israel offers Greece help in battling deadly wild fires
Foreign Ministry says emergency crews have been put on alert to be ready for action if Greek authorities ask for assistance
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israeli shepherd Avshalom Yaaran tends to one of his black goats, also called Syrian goats, before walking them to graze at the Jerusalem Mountain near Moshav Nes Harim on November 22 2017. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
November 22, 2017, 8:34 pm
‘Black goat’ to thrive again in Israel
Breed has been heavily limited since 1950 for causing environmental damage, but lawmakers now say its eating habits can help reduce fire risks
By AFP
Illustrative: A firefighting plane sprays flame retardant on a forest fire near Motza, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 11, 2017, 9:35 am
Israel, Jordan, PA to hold first-of-its-kind joint firefighting and rescue exercise
Drill slated for October will take place in Israel and Jordan, include four European nations, and test cooperation in cases of major fires and disasters
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) hosts his weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem May 21, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Ronen Zvulun)
May 21, 2017, 1:55 pm
Ministers okay economic package for Palestinians ahead of Trump visit
Netanyahu: Trump a ‘true friend of the State of Israel’; Trump: Israeli-Palestinian peace possible if three major faiths can cooperate; dozens of Palestinian hunger strikers taken to hospital
By ToI Staff
Men hose down wildfires in Haifa, Israel, November 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
December 18, 2016, 11:44 am
Three Palestinians arrested for suspected arson attacks
Suspects are accused of setting fires in West Bank for ‘nationalistic’ motives during a rash of wildfires last month
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on November 27, 2016 shows smoke billowing near the northern Israeli city of Hadera following a wildfire. (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)
December 8, 2016, 2:30 pm
After raising $6m, JNF hits back at reforestation critics
Mere weeks after a wave of forest fires, the NY-based organization has already transferred $2m for firefighting equipment, including 23 trucks
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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November 29, 2016, 1:04 pm
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Israel learned the Carmel fire’s lessons
History offers leaders the chance to do better when the next crisis happens, and Netanyahu has done just that
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right, leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Haifa municipality, on November 27, 2016. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
November 27, 2016, 2:58 pm
PM: Fires worse than 2010 Carmel blaze, other forms of terror
While lamenting loss of property, Netanyahu says proper preparation, international cooperation saved lives; proposes multinational firefighting force
By Tamar Pileggi and Raoul Wootliff
An Israeli woman carries some belongings from a burnt house, hit by a massive forest fire in the northern city of Haifa, Israel on November 25, 2016. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
November 26, 2016, 6:07 pm
Fires raging across Israel more damaging than 2010 Carmel blaze
Parks authority says 130,000 dunams have been destroyed in wave of wildfires, 30% more than fires that consumed Haifa area 6 years ago
By ToI Staff
Israeli firefighters inspect the damage to the community of Beit Meir in the Jerusalem hills , on November 25, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)
November 25, 2016, 5:14 pm
Security services tread carefully with arson allegations
Some politicians claim many fires deliberately set by Arabs; experts are more wary; several Arab villages in Israel also battled blazes
By Judah Ari Gross
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