{"id":2429715,"date":"2025-05-01T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smoke-blankets-the-skies-of-jerusalem-as-massive-fire-draws-international-response\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:50:05","slug":"smoke-blankets-the-skies-of-jerusalem-as-massive-fire-draws-international-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smoke-blankets-the-skies-of-jerusalem-as-massive-fire-draws-international-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke Blankets the Skies of Jerusalem as Massive Fire Draws International Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsmoke-blankets-the-skies-of-jerusalem-as-massive-fire-draws-international-response%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2429715&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Thursday, several countries sent firefighting aircraft to assist Israel, which is battling a notable wildfire that has been active for two days. The fire, which began midday on Wednesday, has burned around 5,000 acres of land and has forced the evacuation of several communities, mainly due to smoke impacting air quality and safety. The flames have disrupted major roadways, leading to panic among drivers. Fortunately, no homes have been damaged thus far.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the firefighting efforts, Italy, Croatia, Spain, France, Ukraine, and Romania supplied planes, with Israeli authorities deploying multiple firefighting aircraft.By Thursday, the main highway connecting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem had reopened, although the effects of the fire were visually evident, with large areas scorched along the route. Additionally, some residents of previously evacuated towns were allowed to return, though <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">thier agricultural areas suffered damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Israel&#8217;s Independence Day,typically celebrated with outdoor gatherings,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/once-free-sweden-calls-on-businesses-to-implement-vaccine-passports\/\" title=\"Once Free Sweden Calls on Businesses to Implement Vaccine Passports\">authorities urged<\/a> the public to exercise caution to prevent further fires. Meanwhile, around 22 people received medical treatment due to smoke inhalation during the incident. This wildfire is noted to be one of the most significant occurrences in a decade for the region.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Several countries sent firefighting aircraft to Israel on Thursday as crews battled for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and sent drivers scrambling from their cars.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sanctuary-founder-100-rescued-animals-die-suspicious-fire-active-investigation-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fire<\/a> broke out around midday on Wednesday, fueled by hot, dry conditions and fanned by strong winds that quickly whipped up the flames burning through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-first-veterans-discovery-of-remains-of-14-revolutionary-war-soldiers-announced-on-veterans-day\/\" title=\"\u2018America\u2019s First Veterans\u2019: Discovery Of Remains Of 14 Revolutionary War Soldiers Announced On Veterans ...\">pine forest<\/a>. Several communities were evacuated as a precaution as the smoke turned the skies over Jerusalem gray.<\/p>\n<p>The fire has burned about 5,000 acres and is the most significant fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-palestinian-crowd-silent-hamas-admits-truth-war-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> has had in the past decade, according to Tal Volvovitch, a spokeswoman for Israel&rsquo;s fire and rescue authority. She said the fire has &ldquo;miraculously&rdquo; not damaged any homes.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s fire and rescue authority warned the public to stay away from parks or forests, and to be exceptionally careful while lighting barbecues. Thursday is Israel&rsquo;s Independence Day, which is typically marked with large family cookouts in parks and forests.<\/p>\n<p>At least 12 people were treated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/delta-force-operator-hospitalized-brutal-run-deranged-nyc-homeless-man-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospitals<\/a> on Wednesday, mainly due to smoke inhalation, while another 10 people were treated in the field, Magen David Adom Ambulance services said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Italy, Croatia, Spain, France, Ukraine, and Romania were sending planes to help battle the flames, while several other countries, including North Macedonia and Cyprus, were also sending water-dropping aircraft. Israeli authorities said 10 firefighting planes were operating on Thursday morning, with another eight aircraft to arrive during the course of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s fire and rescue authority lifted the evacuation order on approximately a dozen towns in the Jerusalem hills on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Three Catholic religious communities who were forced to evacuate from their properties on Wednesday were also able to return on Thursday, said Farid Jubran, the representative for the Latin Patriarchate. He said their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/systemic-catastrophe-mit-senior-researcher-warns-glyphosate-the-active-ingredient-in-roundup-is-a-slow-kill\/\" title=\"\u201cSystemic Catastrophe:\u201d MIT Senior Researcher Warns Glyphosate, the Active Ingredient in Roundup,  is a Slow Kill\">agricultural lands<\/a>, including vineyards and olive trees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-gaza-war-hamas-chief-calls-for-israel-prisoner-swap\/\" title=\"After Gaza War, Hamas Chief Calls for Israel Prisoner Swap\">suffered heavy damage<\/a>, and some of the buildings were damaged. But there were no injuries, and historic churches were not affected.<\/p>\n<p>The main highway linking Jerusalem to Tel Aviv was opened again on Thursday, a day after the flames had encroached on the road, forcing drivers to abandon their cars and flee in terror. On Thursday morning, broad swathes of burned areas were visible from the highway, while pink anti-flame retardant dusted the top of burned trees and bushes. Smoke and the smell of fire hung heavy in the air.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, a massive forest fire burned for four days on northern Israel&rsquo;s Mount Carmel, claiming 44 lives and destroying around 12,000 acres, much of it woodland.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The blaze ignited around noon on Wednesday, exacerbated by hot, dry weather and strong winds that rapidly spread the flames through a pine forest. Several communities were evacuated as smoke darkened the skies over Jerusalem. The fire has consumed approximately 5,000 acres and is considered the most significant in Israel in the last decade, according to Tal Volvovitch from Israel\u2019s fire and rescue authority. Fortunately, she noted that no homes have been damaged so far. Authorities advised the public to avoid parks or forests and exercise extreme caution when using barbecues on Thursday\u2014Israel&#8217;s Independence Day\u2014when large family gatherings typically occur outdoors. On Wednesday alone, at least 12 individuals were hospitalized for smoke inhalation while another 10 received treatment on-site from Magen David Adom Ambulance services.<\/p>\n<p>Countries such as Italy, Croatia, Spain, France, Ukraine, and Romania sent planes to assist with firefighting efforts; North Macedonia and Cyprus also contributed water-dropping aircraft. By Thursday morning, Israeli authorities reported that 10 firefighting planes were operational with an additional eight expected throughout the day. The evacuation order for about a dozen towns in the Jerusalem hills was lifted on Thursday as well. Three Catholic communities forced to evacuate their properties returned home but reported significant damage to their agricultural lands including vineyards and olive trees; however there were no injuries or damage to historic churches.<\/p>\n<p>The main highway connecting Jerusalem with Tel Aviv reopened after being closed due to encroaching flames that had caused panic among drivers who abandoned their cars in fear. On Thursday morning&#8217;s drive along the highway revealed extensive burned areas alongside it while pink flame retardant covered charred trees and bushes amidst lingering smoke in the air.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, a massive forest fire back in 2010 devastated northern Israel\u2019s Mount Carmel region for four days resulting in 44 fatalities and destroying around 12,000 acres of woodland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2429716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dec3627b379f4265980214e98640e410-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[54415,3655,54414,5478,15232],"class_list":["post-2429715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-environmental-disaster","tag-fire","tag-international-response","tag-jerusalem","tag-smoke"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dec3627b379f4265980214e98640e410-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2429715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429724,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429715\/revisions\/2429724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2429715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2429715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}