Three thousand people were forced to leave their homes due to a terrible fire in Israel, with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius in some places.
According to details, a forest fire broke out in the central part of Israel, and it has been reported that the cause of the fire is an intense heat wave. Due to the forest fire, three thousand people have had to leave their homes so far, while 45 buildings have been destroyed.
According to a foreign news agency, temperatures in some places in Israel were recorded as high as fifty degrees Celsius.
According to Israeli authorities, the wildfire has forced 3,000 people to flee their homes so far, while 45 buildings have been destroyed.
According to a foreign news agency, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that teams from Cyprus, Croatia, Greece and Italy are also involved in the firefighting operations.
The Israeli news agency said that Egypt, along with four European countries, had sent special planes to Israel to control the fire.
On the other hand, Israeli police have blamed Palestinians for the arson, saying that police officers have arrested three Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, who are allegedly accused of being involved in various arson incidents.
According to Israeli media, a 19-year-old and a 15-year-old Palestinian youth have been charged with starting a fire in the Mount Scopus area of Jerusalem, while a 30-year-old man has been accused of involvement in a fire in the Qandar Valley.
Three firefighters were injured during the event, as dozens of teams continued working with trucks and planes to control the fires as they spread northward towards Highway 1.
All roads previously closed have been opened following two separate fires spread across open fields in central Israel, crossing Highway 1 toward Jerusalem, Israeli media reported Wednesday.
Three firefighters were injured over the course of the day, and 16 people were treated for smoke inhalation, United Hatzalah announced.
Dozens of Israel Fire and Rescue firefighting teams attempted to control the fires as they spread northward towards Highway 1 after spreading from near Route 6 and Route 44, respectively.
Highway 1 will be closed temporarily Wednesday night to deal with the fire as it spreads along the road.
“We are preparing for a long event with the firefighters and search and rescue units,”
KKL-JNF stated.
Police operated to evacuate residents of several communities as the two fires raged, and firefighter teams and planes operated to extinguish a fire that erupted near the route, Israel Police and Fire and Rescue Authority said.
The Homefront Command’s Search and Rescue Brigade, along with Israeli Air Force fire trucks, and the Technology and Logistics Division, were called to assist several hours into the event.
Additional soldiers from the Search and Rescue Brigade were called up to assist in the evacuation efforts of the communities, the IDF announced.
Netanyahu arrived on the scene for a situational assessment
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the fire management command center to assess the situation.
Earlier, the Jerusalem District Commander, chief Amir Erazini, and the Jerusalem Border Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner Shimon Dahan, held an operational assessment with personnel from firefighting, KKL, IDF, and the regional council.
“We don’t know how this fire will develop. Presumably, you will manage to control it, as we hope and as you anticipate,” Netanyahu said during the assessment.
“But in case you do not, we need to protect this line from Mevaseret to Jerusalem, this entire line, simply to prevent the fire from reaching it. And of course, protect the communities within range.”
Netanyahu also instructed to prepare reserves from Greece and other countries abroad.
