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July 25 (UPI) – Israeli firefighters worked Wednesday to extinguish fires along the border with Gaza as the country faced a record heat wave.
Officials said that a fire had been fired The most important fire is burning near Kibbutz Re'm, where seven firefighter crews and four aircraft are involved in the fire, reported the Times of Israel. Fires also burn in the northern Ahihud Forest, Horshim Central Forest and South Churchill Forest
Another fire in the Karmei Tzur settlement in the West Bank was triggered by a barrage of Molotov badtails thrown on a fence. security. the Israeli army said. The flames finally spread to nearby homes and forced the inhabitants to evacuate.
The fires occurred during a major heat wave.
The seaside resort of Eliat recorded a temperature of 109 degrees Wednesday, announced the Israeli Meteorological Service. A high temperature of 105 degrees in Gaza is the highest ever recorded for the month of July.
The Israeli electricity company said on Wednesday that the heat had been accompanied by an increase in the use of electricity
. with chronic diseases to stay out of the sun, and the public to refrain from unnecessary physical activity until cool temperatures.
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