Massive Fire in Israel Destroys Homes and Forces Evacuations

Pictures surfaced online of massive fires burning across Israel since Tuesday until now. “Fifty percent of these fires were caused by repeated arson, ” Gilad Erdan, Public Security Minister, told the media Thursday morning.

Fires have broken out in an open field bordering Haifa’s main fire station. Another fire broke out in Modi’in, the Israeli Police Foreign Press Office reported. Four police cars, eight fire trucks, and two planes were dispatched to handle the fire and prevent injury to residents.

WE SAID THIS: Four planes and 49 staff members have arrived from Cyprus and Greece to aid in fighting the fire. Erdan was due to meet with the pilots who came from Greece overnight.