On 16 August 2021, a large wildfire outside Jerusalem has begun to spread again as the wind picks up, leading police to evacuate some residents of Sho'eva as the blaze nears the community.[1] The Israeli Defense Forces dispatched several transport helicopters to assist in the evacuation of Giv'at Ye'arim due to the massive forest fire raging outside Jerusalem.[1]Israel Fire and Rescue Services chief Dedi Simchi said that the massive forest fire outside Jerusalem was on the same scale as the 2010 Mount Carmel fire.[1] During the night, the Fire and Rescue Services chief Didi Simchi had deployed large force to protect Jerusalen’s Hadassah Hospital.[1]
The Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave the go-ahead for Israel to consider seeking international assistance to help battle a large wildfire raging outside Jerusalem.[1]
The Foreign Ministry Yair Lapid requested assistance from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France, and other regional countries for help in fighting a massive forest fire outside Jerusalem.[1]
On 16 August 2021, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, asked him to send firefighting planes, Dendias said Greece would help as much as it can, and with his Cypriot counterpart, Nikos Christodoulides, who says Cyprus is prepared send firefighting planes to help battle a large forest fire outside Jerusalem.[1]
^ abcdefghi"Top firefighter: Blaze outside Jerusalem is same scale as 2010 Carmel fire". timesofisrael.com. timesofisrael.com. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^"Israele: incendi vicino a Gerusalemme, minacciato ospedale". ansa.it. ansa.it. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
2021, israel, wildfires, were, multiple, wildfires, that, happened, vicinity, jerusalem, picture, taken, several, wildfires, that, burned, israel, 2021, date, august, august, 2021locationjudaean, mountainsstatisticsburned, area11, dunams, 1100, hectares, impac. The 2021 Israel wildfires were multiple wildfires that happened in the vicinity of Jerusalem 1 2 2021 Israel wildfiresPicture taken of one of several wildfires that burned in Israel in 2021 Date s 15 August 19 August 2021LocationJudaean MountainsStatisticsBurned area11 000 dunams 1100 hectares 11 km2 ImpactsDamage gt 750 million shekelsIgnitionCauseUnclear but exacerbated by weather conditions 1 Contents 1 Timeline 2 Reactions 3 See also 4 ReferencesTimeline editOn 16 August 2021 a large wildfire outside Jerusalem has begun to spread again as the wind picks up leading police to evacuate some residents of Sho eva as the blaze nears the community 1 The Israeli Defense Forces dispatched several transport helicopters to assist in the evacuation of Giv at Ye arim due to the massive forest fire raging outside Jerusalem 1 Israel Fire and Rescue Services chief Dedi Simchi said that the massive forest fire outside Jerusalem was on the same scale as the 2010 Mount Carmel fire 1 During the night the Fire and Rescue Services chief Didi Simchi had deployed large force to protect Jerusalen s Hadassah Hospital 1 Reactions edit nbsp Israel Police 16 August 2021The Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gave the go ahead for Israel to consider seeking international assistance to help battle a large wildfire raging outside Jerusalem 1 The Foreign Ministry Yair Lapid requested assistance from Greece Cyprus Italy France and other regional countries for help in fighting a massive forest fire outside Jerusalem 1 On 16 August 2021 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias asked him to send firefighting planes Dendias said Greece would help as much as it can and with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides who says Cyprus is prepared send firefighting planes to help battle a large forest fire outside Jerusalem 1 See also edit2021 in Israel List of wildfires Wildfires in 2021References edit a b c d e f g h i Top firefighter Blaze outside Jerusalem is same scale as 2010 Carmel fire timesofisrael com timesofisrael com 16 August 2021 Retrieved 16 August 2021 Israele incendi vicino a Gerusalemme minacciato ospedale ansa it ansa it 16 August 2021 Retrieved 16 August 2021 Portals nbsp Israel nbsp Modern history nbsp This wildfire related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 Israel wildfires amp oldid 1208566223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
