Photo by
Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS-IL on 23 April, 2025
Firefighting Aircraft Battle Wednesday’s Forest Fires
Disasters •
By TPS
• 23 April, 2025
Jerusalem, 23 April, 2025 (TPS-IL) -- Firefighting aircraft battle wildfires that broke out in central Israel.
Multiple wildfires forced evacuations, road closures, and train service suspensions across central Israel on Wednesday, as soaring temperatures and strong winds created dangerous conditions.
Residents of Eshtaol, Mesilat Zion, and Pedaya were evacuated as fires approached their communities. In the Beit Shemesh area, flames erupted near Moshav Tarum and quickly spread, fanned by high winds.
April 23, 2025
Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS-IL
