Israeli firefighters continue to battle Jerusalem fire

Emergency teams, coordinated from a command center located in an industrial area near Eshtaol, have been working since Wednesday morning to put out a wave of forest fires.

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Israeli firefighters continue to battle Jerusalem fire

Eight aircraft from Cyprus and Italy are expected to arrive on Thursday afternoon.

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Dozens of fire and rescue teams, reinforced by firefighting aircraft, continue to operate in the field in 5 sectors where the fire is still burning • A firefighting helicopter from Cyprus has landed in Israel, additional firefighting aircraft are expected to arrive soon from 3 different countries • According to forecasts, strong winds are expected to strengthen in the coming hours, which will increase the difficulty in controlling the fires • Al…

According to the head of the fire department's medical department, Alon Ben Nun, this is “a partially stable situation” and they hope to “keep it that way, but the weather is changing”. “Strong winds are coming from the western side of Israel, between 50 and 60 kilometers per hour. We have a few hours, until 20:00, to hold on and, if we can hold on, we will achieve the objective of stopping the fire,” explained Ben Nun at the fire department com…