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A farmer in Israel who was using a “controlled fire” to clear land for agriculture is responsible for the wildfire that recently burned large areas of the Tel Gezer National Park.
Large areas of Tel Gezer were burned by fire which spread from agricultural areas of the nearby moshav Beit Uziel earlier in July.
Prime Minister Yair Lapid says repairing Tel Gezer is 'most basic duty' of government after damage caused to several historic elements of national park earlier this month
The July 2022 Gezer fire was a huge grass fire that sparked fears for the survival of the 26 different layers of history going back nearly 5,500 years at the site.
‘One farmer caused the burning of an entire national park,’ fire spread quickly because of hot, dry and windy weather conditions.