Meteorological Service warns severe weather conditions to continue amid blazes
Firefighters have been remaining in close contact with the Meteorological Service as they work to contain multiple blazes.
ByYOAV ETIEL Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near Moshav Mesilat Zion, April 30, 2025.(photo credit: NOAM REVKIN FENTON / FLASH 90)Go to the full article > >
Watch: Bulldozers smash barriers on Highway 1 to clear space for emergency evacuations
Israel requests int'l aid from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria as wildfires rage
It is unclear if any countries have responded to Israel's request.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Fires rage across Jerusalem area, including in the area of a main highway, April 30, 2025. (photo credit: KOBI RICHTER/ FIRE AND RESCUE)Go to the full article > >
Drivers trapped, forced to abandon vehicles on Highway 1 due to massive wildfire
A massive wildfire broke out in the Jerusalem hills, prompting evacuations and forcing the closure of Highway 1 in both directions between Anava and Shoresh.
ByEFRAT FORSHER Massive wildfire near Jerusalem forces evacuations, shuts down Highway 1(photo credit: KOBI RICHTER/ FIRE AND RESCUE)Go to the full article > >
What is the Supertanker sent to fight Jerusalem’s fires?
The aircraft is capable of dropping tens of thousands of liters of water or fire retardant in a single mission, making it one of the most powerful tools available in fighting wildfires.
'Generation of lions': Netanyahu praises Israel's fighters during Remembrance Day speech
"The generation of lions I meet on the ground—from crumbling Rafah to the lofty peak of Mount Hermon—understands exactly what is at stake."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Remembrance Day ceremony on Mount Herzl, 30 April 2025(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)Go to the full article > >
IDF strikes Syrian extremist gathering to prevent attack on Syrian Druze
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
59 hostages remain in Gaza.
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4 a.m.
Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on January 17, 2025.