Brush fires sparked by rockets from Lebanon blaze in north Israel • FRANCE 24 English

Brush fires sparked by rockets from Lebanon blaze in north Israel • FRANCE 24 English

forest fires continue to rage across Northern Israel they’ve reached residential areas in Border towns and Villages and several homes have been evacuated their Emergency Services say the blaze is now under control the fires broke out shortly after drone strikes fired by Hezbollah from neighboring Lebanon on Monday hot and dry weather conditions then causing them to spread quickly Israeli authorities have vowed to continue their fight against the militant group we have finished the security assessment and visit in kirat Shona I think it’s amazing to see firefighters who have sacrificed so much and policemen who are here 247 now the idf’s role is simply to destroy Hezbollah in retaliation the Israeli Army announced it had carried out air strikes against what it said were Hezbollah Targets in southern Lebanon Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange crossb fire amidst soaring temperatures some reaching over 40° C this week the violence has forced tens of thousands to flee on both sides over the past few months since the 7th of October and as the rhetoric escalates and attacks intensify many fear the conflict will turn into a full-blown War Israeli Ground Forces even preparing for a potential invasion of Lebanon Hezbollah has previously said it would halt its attacks when the war on Gaza ends US President Joe Biden saying the conclusion of a hostage deal would unlock the possibility of a return to calm along the border

Israeli authorities were on alert for new brush fires on Tuesday, after munitions fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah the previous evening ignited several blazes across northern Israel. The Israel Fire and Rescue Service said dozens of firefighting teams worked through the night with teams from the Nature and Park Service, army, police and other agencies before the largest fires were brought under control in the morning, an AFP journalist reported.
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