Israel: Massive wildfires burn large swathes of land near Jerusalem

Subscribe to our channel! Smoke was seen billowing from the mountains near the village of Shoresh overlooking a highway to Jerusalem on Monday after a massive blaze swept through the area. Helicopters and fire engines could be seen battling the fires amid the smoke while firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze. Rescue services reportedly said that the residential building nearby were no longer in danger. Wildfires continued to spread into the forest hills outside Jerusalem on Monday in what’s been reported as the largest such blaze in the region for years. --- SOT, Shayti, Local (Arabic): “The fire started about three in the afternoon and they evacuated us from the houses, and the streets reopened at about ten o’clock.“ SOT, Rufin, Local (Arabic): “Yesterday at four o’clock the fire reached the area of ​​Beit Meir and the fire moved to the second area and burned the whole mountain. The fire appr