Israel News 24.04.2025
Hundreds of firefighters still battling Jerusalem-area blazes
Firefighters scramble to contain massive blazes outside Jerusalem, fueled by record heat and high winds.
More than 100 fire crews were fighting massive blazes in the area of the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh on Thursday morning.
The fires began on Wednesday, as scorching temperatures and high winds sparked intense brushfires in the Mateh Yehuda region.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Fire Commissioner Eyal Caspi, and Police Commissioner Danny Levy held a situational assessment on Wednesday evening to allocate additional resources for extinguishing the blazes.
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