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Firefighters, planes combat fire in West Bank woods near evacuated settlement, Highway 60 closed

by | Aug 19, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

Firefighter works to extinguish the flames after a wildfire broke out in Samaria on July 18. (photo credit: Yakir Navon/Fire and Rescue Authority of Israel)
Four firefighting aircraft were operating at the scene, with the preliminary reports saying that the fire was expanding fast and fears of it reaching the homes of the settlement.

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