Wildfires

Wildfires - Israel

Raging fires have destroyed homes and caused mass evacuations in several different sites across Israel over the last 36 hours, spurred by unusually high winds and dry conditions. Blazes are raging in several different locations from northern Israel to the Jerusalem region.

On Wednesday they were battling a large fire in the Jerusalem hills, which forced residents of the village of Nataf, west of the capital, to evacuate their homes. Firefighters were battling the blaze, which had been stoked by strong winds, with 25 teams and four planes.

Meanwhile, firefighters in Zichron Yaakov continued to battle a massive blaze that had engulfed dozens of homes and prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents a day earlier.

Also Wednesday morning, firefighters battled a massive blaze that neared homes in the West Bank settlement of Dolev, northwest of Jerusalem.

On Monday a forest fire led to the evacuation of the Neve Shalom community outside Jerusalem.