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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 642

wildfires

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency's (SANA) telegram page shows a bulldozer attempting to contain a wildfire sweeping through Qatal Maaf in the Latakia province in Syria's Mediterranean West on July 4, 2025. (SANA / AFP)
July 5, 2025, 6:58 pm
Wildfires rage in Syria for 3rd day, with conditions made worse by unexploded munitions
As flames blaze through western Latakia province, Damascus says unexploded bombs and mines make firefighters’ work even more dangerous; Turkey sends help
By AFP
Firefighters try to extinguish a large fire that broke out in the Jerusalem Forest, May 26, 2025. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 8:28 pm
Wildfire rages near Jerusalem, leading some residents of Yefe Nof to evacuate homes
Fire service says several crews and planes working to quell flames, as authorities fear blaze could spread towards Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum
By ToI Staff
View of a massive wildfire near Latrun, outside of Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 20, 2025, 6:26 pm
Probe rules out arson in massive Jerusalem-area blazes – report
Contrary to rumors blaming wildfires on Palestinian arsonists, investigation said to conclude blazes flared up from a fire that broke out a week earlier
By Charlie Summers
FILE: Israelis and tourists enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv, as a heatwave hits the country, July 17, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 13, 2025, 5:15 pm
Massive heat wave to hit Israel this weekend, meteorological service warns
Forecasts predict highs of 46.5°C (115°F) in Eilat, 37°C (99°F) in Tel Aviv, 38°C (101°F) in Jerusalem on Saturday, which could break 25-year records for May
By ToI Staff
Aerial view of damage caused in Canada Park forest, due to massive wildfires raging around the Jerusalem hills area a few days ago, photo taken May 3, 2025. (Edi Israel/Flash90)
May 7, 2025, 6:46 am
Left in ashes by wind-whipped inferno, Canada Park grapples with near-total devastation
70% of the reserve was torched in last week’s Jerusalem-area fires, laying waste to hiking and cycling trails, but forester Nitai Zakharia says park will be back, even if it takes decades
By Charlie Summers
View of a massive wildfire near Latrun, outside of Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 4, 2025, 9:03 pm
Fire authority needs ‘double the budget’ to cope during era of mega-fires — official
Head of National Fire and Rescue Authority’s Fire Research Branch: ‘What would happen in case of simultaneous fire events countrywide?’
By Sue Surkes
Israeli security forces at the site where a missile fired from Yemen hit an area near Ben Gurion Airport, May 4, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 4, 2025, 3:55 pm
Daily Briefing May 4: Day 576 – Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion Airport
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on IDF operations in Gaza and Syria; environment reporter Sue Surkes on the rampaging wildfires last week and why we may well see more soon
By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Lazar Berman and Sue Surkes
People celebrate Israel's 77th Independence Day at Sacher Park in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 1, 2025, 5:35 pm
Israelis mark muted Independence Day amid ongoing fires
Authorities announce 7-day ban on lighting flames in open areas, close some fire-stricken nature reserves as blazes persist, but over 100,000 still celebrate in nation’s parks
By ToI Staff
A firefighter tries to extinguish a massive wildfire at Canada Park, west of Jerusalem, April 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 1, 2025, 9:58 am
Government accused of failing to take fire threat seriously despite years of warnings
Leaders cut budget for already undermanned fire service, and National Security Council ignored calls for session on wildfire preparation until after blaze broke out Wednesday
By Sue Surkes
Firefighters work to extinguish a forest fire burning in the Jerusalem hills, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
April 30, 2025, 10:45 pm
Hundreds battle blazes ripping through Jerusalem area; fire may be Israel’s largest ever
IDF helps fire service, police fight wildfires in Jerusalem hills as towns evacuated, Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road closed; dozens suffer smoke inhalation, burns, but nobody seriously hurt
By Charlie Summers, Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
A firefighter looks on as a wildfire rages near Mevo Horon, near Modi'in, April 30, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 30, 2025, 8:57 pm
Israel scrambles for international aid as wildfires rage near Jerusalem
FM Sa’ar contacts over a dozen countries as flames threaten towns in one of the country’s worst blazes; Italy, Croatia, France, Spain and Romania to send planes
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Remains of a large Neolithic settlement on alluvial soil in the Motza Valley near Jerusalem. (Amos Frumkin)
April 25, 2025, 7:43 am
Israeli study finds burst of fires 8,000 years ago forced humans to become farmers
Hebrew University researcher says lightning-ignited blazes transformed Levant’s landscape, ending hunter-gatherer lifestyle but creating perfect condition for birth of agriculture
By Sue Surkes
Congregants of the 104-year-old Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned down in the Eaton fire, gather at the First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, California on April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
April 10, 2025, 6:18 pm
Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in LA wildfires
As displaced communities reflect on costs of disaster before Seder, director of 104-year old synagogue wrecked by fire says congregants, too, are wandering in the desert this year
By DEEPA BHARATH
The Altadena Community Church is left damaged by the Eaton Fire, January 12, 2025, in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 13, 2025, 12:31 am
LA fires rage on as meteorologists warn of dangerous weather in coming days
Death toll rises to 16, with another 16 people missing; reinforcements continue to arrive to battle fires, given warnings of ‘critical’ conditions
By Christopher Weber and HOLLY RAMER
Israeli startup FireDome has developed a wildfire defense system. (Courtesy)
January 12, 2025, 9:35 pm
An ‘Iron Dome’ to stop wildfires: Israeli startup’s ‘FireDome’ is based on missile defense
System shoots capsules of eco-friendly fire retardant to create barrier; detects and extinguishes blazes; set for testing in Israel in May, and the US in 2026
By Sharon Wrobel
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