A major fire broke out on Sunday in the Jerusalem Forest, near the Har Herzl military cemetery and the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial project.
The fire spread quickly through the woods due to the heat. Eight firefighting squads were working to extinguish the blaze in the afternoon. They requested planes to help as well.
No injuries have been reported thus far. Police have closed some roads in the area, including at least one entrance to the city, due to concerns that the fire could reach the road. In addition, visitors were evacuated from Yad Vashem.
As they battled the Jerusalem Forest fire, firefighters were alerted to a second blaze south of the capital, near Tzur Hadassah. Police are investigating a suspicion of arson.
Source: israelnationalnews
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Following pictures from Rabbi Shimshon Nadel via Twitter living nearby the fire:
