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06-09-2021 Courtesy JERUSALEM, Israel – Firefighters in Israel are battling a major blaze near Jerusalem that has already forced some local residents to evacuate their homes.  The fire began in the hills surrounding Jerusalem on Mount Haruach and quickly spread to the communities of Ma'ale Hahamisha, Abu Ghosh,  and Neve Ilan. The fire reportedly spread to nearby Mount Eitan.   UPDATE AND CALL FOR PRAYER: A massive fire is threatening homes in an Arab town and a community where many believers live. “The fire is closing in on homes in Abu Ghosh and Yad Hashmona,” the fire autho...

The fires west of Jerusalem are the latest in a series of blazes to break out near the Israeli city in recent days.

Authorities believe blazes were deliberately set -- likely as nationalistic attacks by West Bank Palestinians; 2,650 dunams scorched; dozens evacuated

Firefighters said that as of late afternoon on Wednesday the danger the communities of Kibbutz Ma’ale Hahamisha and Yad Hashmona near Yerushalayim have has passed, though they continue to fight the fires. Two wildfires broke out in the hills around the capital, which necessitated sending 10 firefighting aircraft, two