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Fire chief signs order amid concerns the weather conditions could lead to fast-spreading blazes; with rain also expected, flash flood warnings in east and south

Train service delayed due to damaged signaling equipment, with strong winds fanning flames; blaze also erupts at Biriya Forest in Upper Galilee

Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israels military correspondent. Family and friends attend the funeral of IDF soldier Amit Ben-Ygal at the cemetery in the central city of Beer Yaakov, May 12, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90) Three Israelis — a soldier and two civilians — were killed in violent, nationalistic attacks over the course of the past year, by far the lowest number in the country’s history. This bittersweet distinction comes as Israel on Wednesday commemorated Memorial Day, remembering...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Here’s some data we don’t really talk about enough. Numbers are often far more accurate than gut feelings and moods. One. That’s the number of IDF soldiers killed in action in 2020. One. F...