MAR 29, 2024 JLM 74°F 02:26 PM 07:26 AM EST
Fires Near Jerusalem Ruin Lifelong Project of Ben Zaken Family

The great fire that spread earlier this week in the region of Kibbutz Ma’ale HaHamisha, situated in the Judean hills just off Jerusalem, consumed 655 acres of forest.

Luckily, there were no casualties, but many acres of wine groves were completely destroyed.

The Ben Zaken family which owns the Kastel winery told Walla News that the fire caused them a significant financial blow. With the Shmita year starting in the fall (the seventh year in a 7-year cycle during which land in Israel must lie fallow), Eli Ben Zaken says that he may not be able to overcome this obstacle.

Six years may pass before new grapes will be ripe for picking, he explained.

Israel Fire and Rescue Services said that many of the fires that hit the Jewish state over the past several weeks were man-related, as in the past years Palestinians have set fields on fire in the warm season as a new method of terrorism.

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shirley anne 20:09 12.06.2021
Exactly, what are we waiting for⁉️ 🧐 Raze Gaza 🔥 🔥 🔥
Dino trump 15:39 12.06.2021
Set Gaza on fire! You know where all of Hamas leadership lives. What are you waiting for?
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