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A large fire broke out near Beit Shemesh in the Jerusalem Hills on Thursday afternoon, and residents of Moshav Beit Meir were evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure.
In an attempt to take control of the fire, forces from all over the district were called to the scene and a special fire and rescue squadron was called to badist the ground forces.
Overall, 25 firefighting crews, 10 firefighting aircraft and a police helicopter were operating on the scene.
Fire near the Moshav Beit Meir (1965-1990)
The command of firefighting and rescue decided to evacuate the northwestern line of the Moshav Beit Meir houses, despite the fact that the fire did not reach the houses. No injuries have been reported.
In southern Israel, at least five other fires broke out Thursday in various areas near the Gaza border, following incendiary balloons fired by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
A fire broke out in the region of the Sha & # 39; ar Hanegev Regional Council, where firefighters quickly took control of the flames. There were no casualties and no damage was caused.
Fire near Beit Meir (Photo: Amit Shabi)
Meanwhile, an incendiary balloon found in Sderot was neutralized by a police engineer. During the afternoon on Thursday, several fires broke out in the Sdot HaNegev and Bnei Shimon regional councils. One of these fires has spread and caused damage to the electrical infrastructure.
An additional fire was reported near Kibbutz Zikim and caused extensive damage to dozens of acres of eucalyptus and greenhouses nearby. Six firefighting teams, two command vehicles, firefighting aircraft and engineering equipment are fighting the flames.
Fire in the kibbutz Zikim
This Saturday will mark 100 days
Since the beginning of the trend of incendiary kites and balloons launched in the Israeli communities bordering the Gaza Strip.
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