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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 563

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A firefighting plane try to extinguish a large fire broke near Ein Nakuba, on May 11, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
May 11, 2024, 11:56 pm
Firefighters bring blaze near Jerusalem-area village under control after several hours
Ein Hemed National Park evacuated as 58 firefighting teams battle to extinguish forest fire
By ToI Staff
Flames rise during a forest fire on the island of Rhodes, Greece, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (Argyris Mantikos/Eurokinissi via AP)
July 23, 2023, 5:06 pm
Wildfires rage in Greece as high winds hamper firefighting services
Blazes in Rhodes have sparked biggest-ever fire evacuation in Greece; Israel sent air team to assist
By AFP and ToI Staff
Firefighters tackle a forest fire at Segula Junction on May 22, 2023. (Fire and Rescue Service)
May 22, 2023, 4:01 pm
Homes and park evacuated as large fire spreads near Petah Tikva
Train service delayed due to damaged signaling equipment, with strong winds fanning flames; blaze also erupts at Biriya Forest in Upper Galilee
By ToI Staff
Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire blazing near Kiryat Anavim, outside of Jerusalem, on June 08, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
August 22, 2022, 5:25 pm
Firefighters battle blaze in Ben Shemen forest
Woods are popular with hikers, cyclists and families; JNF asks people to avoid the area amid efforts to control flames
By Ash Obel
A firefighting helicopter flies over a wildfire near Bustelo village in Amarante, north of Portugal, on July 16, 2022. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)
July 17, 2022, 6:45 am
Massive forest fires cause deaths, force evacuations in scorching southwest Europe
Blazes burn large swaths of land in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece; climate change blamed for intense heatwave set to break temperature records in Britain
By Karine Albertazzi
An Israeli firefighting delegation lands in Cyprus, June 23, 2022. (Israel Police)
June 23, 2022, 6:35 pm
Israel helps battle forest fire in Turkey-backed north Cyprus
Israeli firefighting planes dispatched to island after request from Turkish Cypriot authorities, amid warming ties between Jerusalem and Ankara
By AP and Emanuel Fabian
A fire in the Peace Forest in Jerusalem on May 30, 2022. (Israel Fire and Rescue Services)
May 31, 2022, 4:43 am
Five hospitalized due to smoke inhalation from Jerusalem brush fire
Authorities gain control of blaze in Peace Forest after several hours and are looking into possibility it was caused by arson
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at moshav Givat Ye'arim outside Jerusalem on August 16, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
February 6, 2022, 5:38 pm
Cabinet approves NIS 155 million plan to prepare for massive wildfires
Announcement comes six months after blaze in Jerusalem hills; Bennett says: ‘We’re not waiting for the next disaster’
By Sue Surkes
(L-R) Pine trees in a forest near Jerusalem; Bedouins protest against tree planting by the Jewish National Fund, outside the village of al-Atrash in the Negev desert, on January 13, 2022; Firefighting planes extinguish a forest fire near Jerusalem, on June 9, 2021. (Nati Shohat; Jamal Awad; Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 17, 2022, 6:49 am
Invasive species, protests, fires: How Negev tree planting became so controversial
Aleppo pine widely used in JNF’s forestation project is described by some as being ‘like a gallon of petrol’; Bedouins see tree plantings as disrupting their farming livelihoods
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Micah Harari holds a harp at his burned harp factory in Moshav Ramat Raziel, in the Jerusalem mountains, August 18, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2021, 12:06 pm
Harp maker who lost workshop in Jerusalem forest fire to sue state for damages
Micha Harari’s gallery, with 40 years of work, went up in flames in August; now he’s filing a civil case against the fire service and local authority for failing to prepare
By ToI Staff
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
Palestinians clash with Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza City, on August 21, 2021. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
August 24, 2021, 3:06 pm
Daily Briefing August 24 – Has Israel lost its deterrence against Hamas?
David Horovitz and Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman examine rising tension on the Gaza border and Israel’s attempts to battle the raging spread of the Delta variant
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on August 18, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 23, 2021, 1:52 pm
Daily Briefing August 23 – Mr. Bennett goes to Washington
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman talks about the prime minister’s upcoming trip to the US while senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur examines Israel’s forestry policies
By ToI Staff
A wildfire in a forest near Beit Meir, outside of Jerusalem, on August 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 20, 2021, 8:43 am
Report: Investigators increasingly believe Jerusalem-area blaze caused by arson
According to Kan, forensic evidence has been found on the ground that could point to a fire started deliberately; Shin Bet aiding probe
By ToI Staff
A policeman directs traffic as smoke from a wildfire billows outside of Jerusalem on August 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 20, 2021, 2:39 am
‘We said it’s all over’: Hospital staff describe recall rescue as flames neared
After evacuation of Eitanim during huge blaze, staff meet cops who risked their lives to save them and describe earlier desperation: ‘There was nothing we could do’
By Michael Bachner
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