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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 527

Palestinian firefighters

Palestinian firefighters check their equipment at the headquarters of the civil defense unit in Gaza City, on November 23, 2022. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP)
December 10, 2022, 5:59 pm
After deadly fire, Gazans say Israel-Egypt blockade limits ability to fight blazes
Enclave’s equipment restricted over fears of use for terrorism; resident says fire that killed 21 last month could have been subdued earlier if civil defense had better tools
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A picture taken on December 17, 2019, shows the arrival in Rafah of 24 vehicles, donated by Qatar, after crossing into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel. (Said Khatib/AFP)
December 17, 2019, 9:37 pm
Israel allows Qatari donation of 20 emergency vehicles into Gaza
Strip’s Civil Defense hails ‘unprecedented’ shipment, which includes SUVs fitted with water pumps; says firefighting equipment was blocked from entering since Hamas takeover
By Agencies
Palestinian Authority firefighters training at an Israeli fire academy on November 5, 2019 in Rishon Lezion. (Credit: COGAT)
November 5, 2019, 9:48 pm
Palestinian firefighters train at Israeli academy
Drill aims at teaching new skills to deal with fires and rescue operations; PA Civil Defense chief meets his Israeli counterpart
By Adam Rasgon
In this August 2, 2018 photo, Tamara Awaisa, 17, left, Wassan al-Sayed,17, center and Massa Halawa,16, right, pose for a photo with their mentor Yamama Shakaa in the West Bank city of Nablus. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
August 5, 2018, 10:17 am
Palestinian teens reach finals of Silicon Valley app competition
Team selected out of 19,000 girls worldwide to pitch fire prevention virtual reality game; high-schoolers ‘excited to travel in a plane for the first time in our lives’
By Agencies
An Israeli firefighter puts out a blaze as part of an international natural disaster preparedness exercise in central Israel on October 24, 2017. (Fire and Rescue Authority)
October 25, 2017, 2:05 pm
Israelis, Jordanians, Palestinians find a common enemy: Natural disasters
Emergency response teams from around the world work together in EU-sponsored exercise on fighting forest fires, earthquakes
By Judah Ari Gross
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
A brush fire that erupted in the Haruvit Forest, outside the southern city of Kiryat Malachi on November 27, 2016. (Israel Police)
November 27, 2016, 11:05 am
Blazes stamped out as officials say spate of fires under control
Brush fire battled near Hadera, forest fire outside Kiryat Malachi extinguished by firefighting aircraft after authorities say ‘no active sites left’
By ToI Staff and AFP
The Mediterranean sea and parts of the city can bee sen through a burned house following wildfires in Haifa, Israel, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
November 27, 2016, 6:33 am
Cabinet to gather in fire-struck Haifa as flames peter out
Small fires still being doused in Jerusalem hills; firefighters to stay on high alert through the week; at least 35 people, mostly Palestinians, held on suspicion of arson or incitement
By ToI Staff
A picture shows the remains of the popular Nataf restaurant Rama's Kitchen on November 26, 2016, a day after it was burned down in a forest fire. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharabli)
November 27, 2016, 1:21 am
Anatomy of a firestorm: 180 injured, hundreds of homes in ruins, 33,000 dunams of parkland burned
At least 35 suspects, mostly Palestinians, arrested for arson or incitement; finance minister approves aid, promises to stand by those affected ‘even after the smoke clears’
By ToI Staff
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