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Wildfires continued to threaten swaths of forest and fields in Israel on Thursday, though firefighters successfully reopened the main road linking the country’s two principal cities.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, declared a national emergency after the fires broke out on Wednesday along the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, prompting police to shut the route and evacuate thousands of people from nearby communities.

Hundreds were forced from their homes about 19 miles (30km) west of Jerusalem, and Israel’s most-watched television network, Channel 12, had to break off from broadcasting via its studio about 10 miles from the city during a news bulletin.

High winds that have fanned the fires led to the cancellation of many events celebrating Israel’s foundation in 1948. A prerecorded rehearsal of a torch-lighting ceremony was screened instead of the planned event.

The Times of Israel newspaper described “a surreal, fraught evening in which Israel is starting to mark its 77th Independence Day while firefighters battle some of the worst wildfires in its history”.

In a speech at one ceremony, Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, said the wildfires were “part of a climate crisis that we must not ignore”.

Political tensions are high after a turbulent few weeks with waves of protests and a public clash between Netanyahu and the head of the Shin Bet internal security service. Herzog called for an end to “polarisation” in Israel.

Israel’s military said troops were helping in Jerusalem and other central districts. “Overnight dozens of engineering vehicles started operating throughout the country to form lines to prevent the fire from spreading into other trees,” it said in a statement. “The IAF [air force] continues assisting in the effort to extinguish the fires.”

Israel’s firefighting service said 163 ground crews and 12 aircraft were working to contain the flames. Military planes have dropped hundreds of tonnes of retardant in an effort to stop the spread of the blaze.

Magen David Adom, Israel’s medical rescue service, said it treated 23 people on Wednesday, mostly for smoke inhalation and burns. Seventeen firefighters were injured, according to the public broadcaster Kan.

Witnesses described “walls of flame” surging across woodland on the slopes of the foothills west of Jerusalem, though the situation appeared to have improved on Thursday as winds dropped and a light rain fell.

There has been some criticism of the response of emergency services. Speaking from near the city of Modiin as fires burned on a nearby hillside, Yuval Aharoni, 40, said: “It’s just very sad because we knew the weather, we kind of knew that would happen, and still we feel like they weren’t ready enough with the big planes that can drop large amounts of water.”

Late on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said firefighting aircraft were expected to arrive from Croatia, France, Italy, Romania and Spain to join the operation.

The fire and rescue service’s Jerusalem district commander, Shmulik Friedman, described “a very large wildfire, maybe the largest there has ever been in this country” and said the effort to contain the blaze would continue for “a very long time”.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right national security minister, hinted that the fires may have been deliberately started, though authorities have not presented any evidence to support such claims.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/01/israel-fires-wildfires-jerusalem

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLEgNYMdj94?si=HkoN6kL300w84gbf

It's okay. The wildfires near Jerusalem are now being contained. Police have arrested a number of suspected arsonists, talking about the so called Palestinians caught with materials used to start fires. Hamas also openly encouraged such attacks by giving directives to the islamists.

Thanks to emergency crews, and some timely rain(rained hours ago), the situation is improving.
Am yisrael chai🇮🇱!

Righteousness2:
Fire has been Successfully curtailed

The fires are acts of arson committed by the Invented People/ TERRORISTS aka INNOCENT Palestinians.
GOD'S COVENANT nation ISRAEL is Celebrating 77yrs and the Children of Hate aka land grabbers came to perpetuate their usual evil act.

Many of them caught on camera hv been arrested!

Unfortunately for them and Fortunately for the Children of ISRAEL, the GOD of ISRAEL Showed up and it has been curtailed.

Gibberish as usual

Let them enjoy what they are doing to the less privileged too...







Coward that can't go to war except with the weaklings (women and children without weapons 🔫)

Calm down. Nigeria is coming to help

The gods are angry with Israel

It's calamity upon calamity lately

Isreal, a strong nation against all odds

You will see Religious mugus attached this to Religion while they leave common sense at home

Righteousness2:
Fire has been Successfully curtailed

The fires are acts of arson committed by the Invented People/ TERRORISTS aka INNOCENT Palestinians.
GOD'S COVENANT nation ISRAEL is Celebrating 77yrs and the Children of Hate aka land grabbers came to perpetuate their usual evil act.

Many of them caught on camera hv been arrested!

Unfortunately for them and Fortunately for the Children of ISRAEL, the GOD of ISRAEL Showed up and it has been curtailed.

How far mr programmed..?




Lend me your sticker make I take cook this beans biko 😂

This situation can occur in any country. The worst disasters
1. Landslide
2. Hurricane
3. Earthquake
4. Flood
5. Fire

helinues:
The gods are angry with Israel

It's calamity upon calamity lately

The port fire in Iran that killed 70 and injured 1200 , is it Allah angry with Iran
Only 20 injured in Israel fire and nobody died
So who have calamity now , mind you the second warehouse fire in the same week in Iran was kept secret because of Iran dirty secret

Isreal should cloud seed that Area....

Botragelad:
It's okay. The wildfires near Jerusalem are now being contained. Police have arrested a number of suspected arsonists, talking about the so called Palestinians caught with materials used to start fires. Hamas also openly encouraged such attacks by giving directives to the islamists.

Thanks to emergency crews, and some timely rain(rained hours ago), the situation is improving.
Am yisrael chai🇮🇱!

So Hamas is also responsible for the wildfires? I love how Hamas gives you guys sleepless nights. That's how it should be.

Before it used to be that Israelis slept well while the Palestinians never did. Now, it's Israelis and Palestinians who are not sleeping. That is how it should be.

If you can steal people's lands because your so-called god gave it to you 3000 years ago, you can as well not sleep because the owners of the land won't allow you get away with what is theirs so easily.

Won't be a bad idea if it takes the monsters with it

shoodboi2:
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So Hamas is also responsible for the wildfires? I love how Hamas gives you guys sleepless nights. That's how it should be.

Before it used to be that Israelis slept well while the Palestinians never did. Now, it's Israelis and Palestinians who are not sleeping. That is how it should be.

If you can steal people's lands because your so-called god gave it to you 3000 years ago, you can as well not sleep because the owners of the land won't allow you get away with what is theirs so easily.

Read boy. Didn’t Hamas tell these guys to go burn stuff before? I said Hamas openly encourages/give them directive to do it, how is that wrong?

Now, since you’re so smart: What ‘stolen land’? Who’d it get stolen from? And while you’re at it, explain how ‘Palestinians’ are ‘indigenous’ to a place they never even owned. Go on, I’ll wait.

Hamas and Iran will say it is the doings of that their blood thirsty diety

Oarlllllllarhhh

Good for them. Next time, you don't steal.

Botragelad:
It's okay. The wildfires near Jerusalem are now being contained. Police have arrested a number of suspected arsonists, talking about the so called Palestinians caught with materials used to start fires. Hamas also openly encouraged such attacks by giving directives to the islamists.

Thanks to emergency crews, and some timely rain(rained hours ago), the situation is improving.
Am yisrael chai🇮🇱!

propaganda! its been reported that the fires were started by the settlers setting light to Olive trees owned by Palestinians!!

Watch how Nigerians would be fighting themselves now..

adebowales:
propaganda

Thank you for pointing out his lies.

shoodboi2:
So Hamas is also responsible for the wildfires? I love how Hamas gives you guys sleepless nights. That's how it should be.

Before it used to be that Israelis slept well while the Palestinians never did. Now, it's Israelis and Palestinians who are not sleeping. That is how it should be.

If you can steal people's lands because your so-called god gave it to you 3000 years ago, you can as well not sleep because the owners of the land won't allow you get away with what is theirs so easily.

the fire was promised to them 3000yrs ago

Brandiebird:
I stand with the fire! It has the right to burn, any use of water is anti-heat. Fire's have life too! ☝️

Stand with fire bawo?
Just say make dem free Palestine instead of standing with fire... You go burn ooo

This wild fire is funny

adebowales:
propaganda

Says a Hamas supporter! 💩

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nairavsdollars:
Calm down. Nigeria is coming to help

With foreign used vehicles