Wildfire spreads around Jerusalem as Israel asks Italy, Greece for help
Israel asked Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Croatia to help extinguish major wildfires that broke out Wednesday morning in several locations near Jerusalem and along Highway 1 leading to the city as communities along the road were instructed to evacuate.
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar asked his counterparts in the four countries to send firefighting airplanes and helicopters to Israel, including supertankers.
The villages of Neve Shalom, Beko’a, Ta’oz, Mevo Horon, Mishmar Ayalon and Nachshon were evacuated on Wednesday along with the military memorial site in Latrun, interrupting a ceremony held there for Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers. The ancient Latrun monastery nearby was also evacuated. Dozens of vehicles were trapped on Highway 1, forcing their drivers to abandon them and escape on foot, as the route was blocked by fire and smoke. Eight people have so far been hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Israeli Nazis are blaming their failures on Hamas and Gaza. They had a natural fire -- likely a divine warning -- and are now claiming it's arson, arresting random people -- while threatening to attack Gaza for it.
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