Israel will dispatch assistance to Cyprus on Thursday using Israeli Air Force aircraft to help combat the fires sweeping through mountain villages in the island nation.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar instructed security and emergency authorities to prepare aerial support for Cyprus, the ministry said in a statement.

Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and Sa’ar “remain in close and continuous contact to ensure that the aid is delivered and deployed as swiftly as possible,” the ministry’s spokesperson continued.