{"id":944511,"date":"2026-07-19T02:05:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T02:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/944511\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T02:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T02:05:24","slug":"fires-force-evacuations-in-northern-community-west-bank-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/944511\/","title":{"rendered":"Fires force evacuations in northern community, West Bank settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fires in northern Israel and in the northern West Bank led to evacuations in two Israeli communities on Saturday, with reports of several homes ablaze in a settlement.<\/p>\n

In the Havat Gilad settlement, west of Nablus, a number of homes caught fire, and residents were rushed away.<\/p>\n

Officials said the fire had spread from the direction of the nearby settlement of Kedumim.<\/p>\n

After hours of work by firefighting teams and firefighting planes, emergency responders gained control over the Havat Gilad fire, according to a joint statement from the police, fire service and military on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Arson investigators were looking into the source of the blaze, which an initial probe indicated was sparked by an unextinguished cigarette butt flicked to the side of a road. Law enforcement was working to track down the vehicle from which the cigarette butt was hurled.<\/p>\n

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Separately, in Shimshit, in the Jezreel Valley, the first line of houses was evacuated due to a large brush fire.<\/p>\n

Police said officers and firefighters were on the scene to prevent the blaze from reaching the community.<\/p>\n

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There were no reports of casualties in any of the events.\n<\/p>\n

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