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“The motive could be nationalistic,” says Jerusalem Fire and Rescue Services District Commander Nissim Twito, pointing to previous blazes and Molotov cocktails thrown in the area.
Forest fires ravage Jerusalem and environs, heightened by heat and winds
Forest fires ravage Jerusalem and environs, heightened by heat and winds
“Hundreds of acres of forest have been burned, perhaps even more,” said Israeli forester Gidi Bashan.
Fires Credit: KKL-JNF
(June 9, 2021 / JNS) Multiple firefighting squads are battling out-of-control forest fires outside of Jerusalem on Wednesday, due to the hot and dry June weather combined with strong winds.
Ground crews are working to contain the spread with the support of firefighting aircraft from above near Har Haruach, Neve Ilan, Kibbutz Ma’aleh Hachamisha, Abu Ghosh and other locations.
Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Jewish-Jewish National Fund called the fire at Ma’aleh Hachamisha a “major event.”
Forest fires rage outside Jerusalem, residents evacuated
Forest fires rage outside Jerusalem, residents evacuated
A blaze that erupted on Har Haruach spread to Neve Ilan, Kibbutz Ma’aleh Hahamisha and Abu Ghosh.
By Efrat Forsher and Yori Yalon
A large fire that broke out near Moshav Neve Ilan, west of Jerusalem, June 9, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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(June 9, 2021 / Israel Hayom) Multiple firefighting squads were battling raging forest fires outside Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon.
One fire broke out on Har Haruach outside the city and spread to nearby communities Neve Ilan, Kibbutz Ma’aleh Hahamisha, Abu Ghosh and other locations, aided by the hot and dry June weather, combined with strong winds.
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