The new wave of huge fires that are sweeping now various regions in Israel has prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold emergency consultations today, Saturday, on the possibility of requesting international assistance to confront this exceptional natural disaster.
After discussing the situation in a meeting with senior officials in the Ministry of Homeland Security, the police, and the National Security Council, Netanyahu tweeted that the Chief of the Fire Authority updated him on the latest developments and asked him to make sure that Israel uses all its available resources to contain the big fires.
The Israeli PM affirmed that he will study the request for international assistance.
On the other hand, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that the situation is still under control until now and that the police and the army are participating in confronting the situation along with the firefighting teams.
According to the Israeli newspapers, the number of declared fires across the various regions of the country reached 250 in light of an exceptional heatwave that hit the Middle East and caused similar disasters even in parts of the Syrian and Palestinian territories.
Israeli firefighting teams are working to cordon off and contain fires in several towns and on the edges of highways, with relief and evacuation of residents who face serious dangers.
The fires spread to agricultural lands and destroyed plants in large areas in different parts of Israel.
As the police evacuated thousands from their homes, some hotels opened their doors to receive the displaced families.
The huge fires also devoured wooded areas in northern Israel.
Large fires erupted near 6 towns so thousands of residents were evacuated, while a fire shut down part of Highway 6.
Soldiers of the Israeli were recruited to help wildfire containment efforts and evacuate citizens from residential areas of the country that were under threat.
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